In an age of fear and distrust, Signal grew as a privacy powerhouse with its policy adhered to users슬롯사이트� confidentiality. At the start of this year, we saw the messenger app attracting millions of new users after a huge backlash against Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Not to mention, Tesla CEO Elon Musk슬롯사이트™s viral tweet doubled the number. Signal does not collect your data. The privacy-focused messaging app has now come after WhatsApp슬롯사이트™s parent Facebook itself after it tried to run probably the most honest Facebook ad campaign ever. However, it got banned instead. While trying to buy Instagram ads to highlight Facebook슬롯사이트™s data harvesting, Signal was banned by Facebook. Signal was quite vocal about the ban and garnered social media support, but Facebook remained quiet for long until finally releasing a statement. In this article, we will learn about the Signal vs Facebook ad fiasco.

Building on its viral messaging, Signal has now gone a step further. In a titled, 슬롯사이트œThe Instagram ads Facebook won슬롯사이트™t show you,슬롯사이트� Signal alleged that the likes of Facebook are driven to collect people슬롯사이트™s data to sell, and the messaging app aimed to showcase how the technology works. Hence, it tried to buy 슬롯사이트œmulti-variant targeted,슬롯사이트� ads on Instagram.

슬롯사이트œWe created a multi-variant targeted ad designed to show you the personal data that Facebook collects about you and sells access to. The ad would simply display some information collected about the viewer which the advertising platform uses. Facebook was not into that idea,슬롯사이트� reads the blog post. Facebook had immediately blocked Signal슬롯사이트™s advertising account after it tried to run the ad campaign. Signal posted examples of what the ads would look like on its blog, using examples of K-Pop fans and more.

Signal Gets Blocked by Facebook!

Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike tweeted another example that shows how a user could be targeted with ads based on their job, location, fitness interests, and dietary preferences.

Here's the Tweet:

Facebook did not release any official statement on the same. However, reporter Alex Heath tweeted the company슬롯사이트™s statement, 슬롯사이트œThis is a stunt by Signal, who never even tried to actually run these ads 슬롯사이트� and we didn슬롯사이트™t shut down their ad account for trying to do so.슬롯사이트�

Facebook's Statement!

Facebook Alleges Signal Didn't Run the Ads

This Is What Signal Said in Response

Signal슬롯사이트™s users are privacy-minded and likely aware of the risks in their data being harvested. Facebook has suffered a number of privacy concerns. Just last month, it was reported that personal data of 553 million Facebook IDs from 106 countries including six million Indian users were leaked online. Even the company슬롯사이트™s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg슬롯사이트™s private credentials were reportedly a part of the larger data set from 2019.

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