A Nigerian recently shared an incident stating how Facebook was listening to his conversation with his wife.
His wife had expressed her desire to buy a used phone for a relative, but he, being a good husband, suggested getting a refurbished one instead due to trust issues with second-hand phones.
To their surprise, as soon as they accessed Facebook, they noticed various advertisements for phones, which left them contemplating the situation.
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Nigerians react to his claim
Many Nigerians have supported his claim that their discussions are being heard, while others have reacted by mentioning that some apps may have hidden microphones.
His tweets have garnered a range of reactions from people who have also experienced similar incidents.
His tweets:
My wife wanted to buy a used phone for a relative. I told her to instead look for a refurbished one. She asked what that was, and I explained – verbally. Minutes later, as I opened my Facebook, I saw adverts for such phones on my timeline. This keeps happening. It’s still WEIRD!
Reactions: Our data is not safe
Many have reacted to his tweets, let’s have a look at some of them.
@bachure: Sometimes you don’t need to verbalize what you want; just thinking about it is enough.
@aminu_kankarofi; Wlh I had this same discussion with the missus some time ago…I was thinking about a project and I suddenly started seeing ads of items for that project. I was positive I didn’t even discuss it. She was looking at me as if I’ve run mad🥹😅
@Adewuyifm; Most of the Internet of Things in our homes are AI embedded and send your bio-data per second to the owner of the product which they sell to marketing firms. When a tech product is free. You are the product.
@UdeVerse:Our data is not safe. It’s sold to companies that need them to make advertisements that are in sync with our interests. That’s why you see advertisment relating to website we visit.
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Like Twitter, Facebook and IG users to pay $12 for verification service
In another news, Social media users on Facebook and photo-and video-sharing platform Instagram will now pay $11.99 monthly for blue tick verification.
The subscription service will give users direct access to customer support and security for their account across the Meta-owned platforms.
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Facebook and its parent company, Meta, made this announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday, February 19.
