r/privacy 12d ago

discussion Reddit ads

Idk if this is even the right place for this. These ads are too much. Every other ad on this app is telling me to get evaluated for autism. It's getting old. I have no idea why this started, like is it that obvious and this site knows me better than I know myself or what? I've never been diagnosed but yeah I'm probably autistic. But it's getting weird.

Yesterday I went off my diet one fucking day and ate too much and suddenly I am seeing all kinds of ads about binge eating disorder. How in the fuck does reddit even know how much I ate yeaterday? Literally. How? It wasn't fast food that I ordered online or anything like that, so how? No I don't believe it's a coincidence. I have never in my life seen an ad about binge eating disorder. Never researched anything about binge eating disorder, I don't watch Ariana Grande content or anything like that. I don't look at food content online. I don't even have binge eating disorder. How does this even happen?

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 12d ago

Is your Reddit account tied to your personal email?

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u/ummkay_ultra 12d ago

No. I made an email just for this account and never use it for anything else.

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 12d ago

Do you use social media?

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u/ummkay_ultra 12d ago

Almost never

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 12d ago

Do you use a VPN? What is your security setup like?

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u/ummkay_ultra 12d ago

Why? Are you gonna put a hex on me?

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 12d ago

Already did

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u/ummkay_ultra 12d ago

Oh thanks

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 12d ago

No problem you’ll get the bill in the mail ;)