PatrickRS #BlackLivesMatter

Don’t care how many people deny it but our phones are definitely listening for targeted ads & it’s driving me mad. Things I’ve talked about but never googled keep popping up on FB & Instagram, even after I turn off Microphone access Stop iiiit

they're not! https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/109-facebook-spying …

1) Can’t listen to it 2) First part of my tweet said don’t care how much it’s denied because it’s definitely happening. My work computer is no way connected to my FB & Insta + I didn’t even type any of the stuff in browsers that could catch my cookies

if you listen to it you'll understand it's not a denial, they did the research and found the most likely explanation. TL;DR Google and Facebooks' algorithms are so deeply embedded in your social circles it can predict what you'll think about before you think it.

That's impossible for the instance that just happened. This morning I was *talking* about an influencer sponsored video that my co. didn't work on but someone in another department found interesting so they fwd'd it to us. Hours later I got served that sponsored company's ad.

the video was forwarded to you through your email, that's the digital breadcrumb

My work email & computer is in no way connected to my social sites. I do not log into FB or Instagram on my work computer, only Twitter