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Facebook reported fake numbers to advertisers

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618 points elorant | 1 comments | 19 Feb 21 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.219s | 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. bkirkby ◴[19 Feb 21 19:23 UTC] No.26196913[source]▶
i recall one time in my teens watching saturday morning cartoons and seeing an ad for golden grahams. i said to myself "i'd like some golden grahams right now," so i hopped in my car, drove to the grocery, and bought some golden grahams.

that's the only time i was consciously effected by advertisement, but i also suspect the mind bending happens so much on a sub-conscious level.