• workerONE@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    My mom and I were talking about a documentary with totem poles in it, and when I got home Instagram showed me an ad to buy totem poles.

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      2 months ago

      hopefully its coincidence and confirmation bias, or your conversation and the ad were both inspired by something instagram already knew, right ?

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        2 months ago

        They use your search history and proximity. I’ve had my recommendations change based on the people I’m spending time with.