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by bryanlarsen 4900 days ago
The problem is not just that Facebook is reposting one of your likes, it's that they're associating your like with a related item. The OP liked one article on vice.com, and now Facebook is promoting that he liked something "related" to penis shaped waffles.
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notahacker 4900 days ago
...which crosses the borderline from "intrusive" to "outright deceptive".

I believe it's possible to turn off under "ads and friends" here: http://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads&section=social&... but you never can be too sure with Facebook

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zevyoura 4900 days ago
Sorry, I was unclear about what I meant by 'market to my friends.' What I intended to communicate was that I only like entities that I would trust to market to my friends responsibly.

I would never like a site like Vice because I know that they promote NSFW and lowbrow content for pageviews, and I don't want to be associated with that. On the other hand, I'm fine with liking bands that I know the spirit of, or small local businesses that I trust.

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