How To Control And Disable Ads Based On User Preferences On Facebook

JAKARTA - Meta has advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, which allow its platforms, such as Facebook recommends ads according to the preferences of each user.

So, every time you like a post, comment on content, or even pause for a moment while scrolling your Facebook feed, Facebook will note it.

This data is what the company ends up using to provide recommendations for appropriate advertising. But fortunately, you can adjust the experience of seeing ads as you wish.

How to control ad preferences on Facebook

On your Facebook account, you can view and adjust ad preferences. To access this settings:

There, you can review Facebook's list of interests that have been set and remove irrelevant categories. You can also block certain companies aka advertisers from showing you ads.

However, if that is still not enough, you can also disable personalized ads from Facebook. To do so follow the steps that were successfully quoted from this NordVPN.

How to disable personalized ads on Facebook

To disable personalized ads on Facebook, tap on your profile picture in the upper right corner, then:

It should be noted that disabling personalized ads will not completely delete ads. You will continue to see the same number of ads in your feed.

The only difference is whether the ad fits your interests or feels irrelevant and spam-like.