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		Koremat6666 on Dec 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Ads Can Still Discriminate, Despite a Civ... Targeted ads by definition are discriminatory. In fact the best ads are the ones that discriminate perfectly based on wishes of the advertiser.

bduerst on Dec 13, 2019 [–]

The perfect ad is one that gives the consumer exactly what they want from the supplier. Ads solve the asymmetric information problem on imperfect markets, which require information to be efficient.

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