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[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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 2 months ago (1 children)

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 2 months ago

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