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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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EU should ban targeted advertising (algorithmwatch.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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targeted advertising [...] have a serious negative impact on election #integrity [...] risks democratic pluralism and #freedom of expression contained in the Council’s proposal [...] tactics should have no place in #HumanRights respecting democracies [...] goes against what the majority of #people want

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Why? It helps people see things that are relevant to them which helps them find things they want, helps small businesses find niche audiences, and keeps the economy moving.

This sort of anti-technology stuff is why the EU is becoming an economic backwater vs. the USA.