Facebook’s Targeted Ads Are More Complex Than It Lets On

In a recent blog post, Facebook’s vice president for ads, Rob Goldman, argues his platform’s users aren’t its product. Even though Facebook primarily makes money by selling targeted ads based on what it knows about you, Goldman says that the real product is the ability to connect people—ads merely exist to “fund that experience.” To …

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