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[-] workerONE@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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.

[-] lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] sheogorath@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

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

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