Facebook, every 3rd post is an advert. Wtf?

[CovidStoleTheRainbow]

It's ramped up massively. Every third post is an advert.
I know I can change my ad preferences but does anyone know if I can reduce the amount generally?

I have googled it but not sure I'm going in the right direction or whether it's just impossible to do.

I've noticed that some of the ads don't have the 3 dots so you can hide them. I had one from NZ something or other. Ffs I live in the UK.

Yes. And most of them are scams. I started a thread about it but no one cared.

It’s been that way for months. I’ve learnt to scroll past them now, if you engage with them they keep coming back!

Same with Instagram. Have you watched The Social Dilemma? Good insight into the way the social media algorithms work.

@LtJudyHopps

It’s been that way for months. I’ve learnt to scroll past them now, if you engage with them they keep coming back!

I've accidentally clicked on them a few times, usually when a toddler has leapt on my and jogged me. I was wondering whether they increased because of that.

Every third one though, is everyone else's that often as well?

It’s the run up to Christmas. More businesses competing for ad space so Facebook create more ad space - just like magazines do.
You can hide the ads and see less like them but total ads not so much. It’s not a “free” platform it’s the price you pay.

@MistyGreenAndBlue to be fair this is unlikely - not right for you maybe. Scams all of them - highly unlikelu - and is this is the case please report them.

(If you can’t guess - I do Facebook advertising).

Twitter is going the same way, when I scroll down my feed I have to mentally discard multiple ad tweets.

@MLMbotsgoaway

It’s the run up to Christmas. More businesses competing for ad space so Facebook create more ad space - just like magazines do. You can hide the ads and see less like them but total ads not so much. It’s not a “free” platform it’s the price you pay.

@MistyGreenAndBlue to be fair this is unlikely - not right for you maybe. Scams all of them - highly unlikelu - and is this is the case please report them.

(If you can’t guess - I do Facebook advertising).

If I slip you a fiver can you stop advertising on mine please?

@CovidStoleTheRainbow keep clicking “why I am seeing this ad” you can turn off a lot of preferences that will make you less of a “target” (there I’ve saved you a fiver )

Reddit is the same way and there are 2 ads on this thread alone

Fbpurity.com is a fab browser extension that makes Facebook usable

Fbpurity.com is a fab browser extension that makes Facebook usable

Fbpurity.com is a fab browser extension that removes the ads and does a whole lot more.

I wouldn’t be using Facebook without it

It’s the price you pay for “free” social media. How else do you think FB, insta etc make money?

I noticed this today. I had the same advert 6 times on a page. Probably because I switch off targeting and hide / block tons, so there's not that many left to show, but it's very annoying. I'm also missing posts from actual friends as it irritates me so much, I just close the app.

Everywhere has ads massively ramped up because we are captured, random because no fucker has money to buy whatever is them.

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.

I don’t blame MN - they are a business not a charity. But as users, you can’t expect to get a non advertisement channel / forum for free without ads!

[quote MLMbotsgoaway]@CovidStoleTheRainbow keep clicking “why I am seeing this ad” you can turn off a lot of preferences that will make you less of a “target” (there I’ve saved you a fiver )[/quote]
Thanks for your free advice! I did what you suggested and I know have an ad every 9 posts which is much more doable!

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.

I don’t blame MN - they are a business not a charity. But as users, you can’t expect to get a non advertisement channel / forum for free without ads!

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.

I don’t blame MN - they are a business not a charity. But as users, you can’t

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.

@Doggybiccys

It’s the price you pay for “free” social media. How else do you think FB, insta etc make money?

I think you have misunderstood my post.

I wasn't complaining about the presence of adverts on social media, and I'm fully aware they are free for us due to making their money through advertising.

The issue I was drawing on is in my title.

Mumsnet is as bad now with all the sponsored threads and video ads between posts. All hoping you Will pay for MN premium with no ads. Way of the world. Pay or scroll on.