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ElectroLisa ( @ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English5•8 months agoGoogle AdSense shows ads based on your activity though…
I’ve used this app for months and this is the first political ad I’ve seen. I avoid google as much as reasonably possible, and I don’t really search news or political topics often. I get almost all my news from here, Reuters, or AP News. The only thing in this ad relevant to me is that it’s Canadian.
SokathHisEyesOpen ( @Anticorp@lemmy.ml ) English2•8 months agoYes, but Sync uses Google Analytics for their analytics service. That means Google gets all of your activity on this app. If you browse the Everything channel even a little bit, it’s flooded with politics and gun stuff. Now Google thinks that’s something you’re into. You can block it with the DDG app tracking blocker.
Psynthesis ( @Psynthesis@beehaw.org ) English2•8 months agoI just use an ad blocking DNS. In your android device go to settings, then Network and Internet. Find private dns and add noads.libredns.gr There are others, but I use that one. Never looked into how or what criteria Sync uses to slap ads at people. Whether it’s random, platforms they prefer, or based on tracked data, etc.
young_broccoli ( @young_broccoli@kbin.social ) 2•8 months agoAdAway is your friend, friend.
Communist ( @Communist@lemmy.ml ) English1•9 days agoI intend to switch to thunder when they add hold for peek https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/issues/1160
then i’ll be done with sync myself, I highly recommend thunder if you like sync