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Facebook reported fake numbers to advertisers

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618 points elorant | 5 comments | 19 Feb 21 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.246s | source
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Razengan ◴[19 Feb 21 15:56 UTC] No.26194434[source]▶
To me the whole advertising racket has always seemed like a case of an emperor with no clothes. Has anyone here ever made a purchase that was influenced solely by an ad, or known any common folk who did?
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1. ttt0 ◴[19 Feb 21 16:04 UTC] No.26194515[source]▶
I hate ads so much, that the only influence they have on me is that I will be less likely to make a purchase.
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2. lovecg ◴[19 Feb 21 17:02 UTC] No.26195149[source]▶
May I ask what brand of toothpaste do you happen to use?
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3. bordercases ◴[19 Feb 21 19:01 UTC] No.26196625[source]▶
For me - one based on its expected functional properties over brand recognition.

Not all advertising is educational.

4. bkirkby ◴[19 Feb 21 19:23 UTC] No.26196922[source]▶
i usually go with the cheapest.
5. Razengan ◴[19 Feb 21 21:47 UTC] No.26198446[source]▶
The cheapest/nearest. In most categories sometimes I can't even recall the name of what I last bought.