"#Mozilla has missed so many boats that it's not even funny to #catalog them, but sadly, I must."
"Most of the #web runs on #advertising, as it has for 20-plus years. You might think Mozilla would, say, buy and integrate an #adblocker. Acquiring #adblocking #companies has been a thing for a #decade. Other #browsers integrate ad-blocking, and you don't even need something controversial like #Brave – for instance, #VivaldiBrowser has offered it for years. Many of the #team behind #Vivaldi previously made #Opera, and it #blocked #ads too. (Soon afterwards, the company sold it to a #Chinese group.)
But no. Instead, Mozilla goes and buys an #ad firm and then removes its promise not to #sell your #data. Once again, it's as if the #leadership were actively trying to work out the worst direction to turn."
"The #AI trend is a cult now for many.
Whither Mozilla? Oh, it built a #bot into its docs #server in 2023, then promptly had to turn it off again. Its #chief product #officer was quite gung-ho about AI in early 2024. He left the company soon afterwards.
In 2024, Mozilla made more layoffs and announced it would invest in open source #AI. This year, Mozilla finally integrated a #vertical #tab bar into #Firefox and, you guessed it, built an AI #chatbot into it. You can, at least, turn it off."
Spain to ban advertising on fossil fuels and domestic short flights https://www.catalannews.com/business/item/spain-to-ban-advertising-on-fossil-fuels-and-domestic-short-flights
Draft bill on 'sustainable consumption' approved by cabinet also plans to regulate ads of fossil-fuel powered vehicles. #advertising #greenwashing #Spain
ORG's new report exposes Meta’s intrusive profiling of its users.
With the introduction of Generative AI to Meta’s ad tools, existing problems with opacity will get worse.
Anna Dent, author of 'Profiling by Proxy'.
Privacy over profits!
We're fighting back against Meta's use of personal data to sell ads.
Meta should give us options for opting-out of stalker ads. Until they do, you can use our tool to make this request.
Act now to #StopStalkerAds
By further automating ad audience selection on Meta with GenAI, we'll have less chance of understanding why certain people are seeing which ads.
It may also make it even harder to detect the use of proxy data that let advertisers dodge anti-discrimination or data processing laws.
Don't you know that you're toxic... Meta goes from ghosting to gaslighting.
After our direct action last week, Meta is now replying to 10k requests to opt out of Stalker Ads.
And it's a fudge... they talk about not using personal data for some direct marketing. But don't mention targeted ads!
You have a legal right to object to your personal data being used for the purpose of targeted advertising.
Meta even admitted they must respect this right when they settled Tanya O’Carroll's case against them.
So why gaslight the rest of us?
Meta must change how it does business away from profiteering on the back of our personal data.
Instead, our report suggests other advertising models that can respect our rights, like contextual advertising or subscriptions for advertisers.
It's up to us if we want targeted advertising or not. It's about consent.
Meta's attempt to gaslight us in the hope we'll get tired or confused is another tactic to uphold an advertising model that isn't operating lawfully.
Tell Meta #StopStalkerAds (UK residents)
Meta profits by using your personal data for advertising.
By crunching your data into profiles, you become a target for advertisers and a cash cow for Meta.
Their latest attempt to claim to have honoured people's opt out request while ignoring the actual issue is shady stuff.
Meta's murky ad system uses your personal data to sell adverts
What we know about how ads are targeted isn't consistent. This means advertisers can use proxy data on the DL that can cause discrimination against users.
Read our latest report