Question: is your Facebook full of "suggested page" ads for Trump or far right causes?

[uhnope]

Mine is and I'm trying to figure out how widespread it is.

[teach1st]

1. Mine is not

I only get recommended groups, but none for conservative stuff. For the most part, the recommended groups seem to reflect my FB activity. I only have two or three friends who post right-wing stuff. I'm not sure how my use of adblockers affects this.

[uhnope]

2. I see. I do have some RW relatives and I do challenge their links on occasion

so maybe that triggers these ads. thanks.

[elleng]

3. No.

HP and Asbury Methodist Village.

[MohRokTah]

4. Nope

Mine is mostly for computer parts, home brewing gear, miniature wargaming figures, and beekeeping equipment.

[Mike Nelson]

5. No...

...I would alert them as hate speech.

[uhnope]

8. done, thx

it's pretty vile, here's the link--or just read the address, that's probably enough
https://www.facebook.com/eradicateislamfromthewest/info/

[Mike Nelson]

16. That should be removed from facebook -n/t

...

[No Vested Interest]

6. Yes, mine has been. In the upper right hand corner of those ads is

a small "X".
I have clicked that to remove the Trump & right wing ads, until I get one more suitable.

I do have a number of relatives who post right-wing links, so Facebook may assume I have similar tastes, which I don't.
In fact, when the relatives post a right wing link on their own, I remove the link whenever possible without breaking up with the relative, which I am loathe to do.

One relative's wife was so consistently posting right wing links that I blocked her, without unfriending her. That way I can peek in at my convenience and see how her family doing, which is of interest, and only be subjected to her olitics on my own terms.

[Wounded Bear]

10. Pretty much this....^^^

Haven't actually unfriended many folk yet, but I have blocked a number of links.

[Different Drummer]

26. I have had to do this with several people.

One relative's wife was so consistently posting right wing links that I blocked her, without unfriending her.

[etherealtruth]

7. No? Shoes, babies, dogs, Macy's and Amazon

FB is solely utilized for keeping up with friends and family ... I keep my circle small

[Cirque du So-What]

9. My Facebook is full of cobwebs

That's only a guess; haven't been there in ages to verify.

[Demonaut]

11. did you "like" Trump or the Apprentice?

[uhnope]

12. no.

[arcane1]

13. Never seen one n/t

[Maeve]

14. Not with the Facebook 'clean up' ad-on I use

You can get rid of suggested pages, ads and a host of other FB problems or hassles using FB Purity (yeah, it's safe and no, I am not affiliated with it--just a happy user). Check it out at wwwfbpurity.com

[Different Drummer]

25. I have that. Works like a charm. n/t

[matt819]

15. I get leftist suggestions

No RW stuff. Though I posted here recently about the weirdness of fb suggestions that I know people in South America. No mutual friends. I threw out the possibility that FB is just fucking with me.

[Marthe48]

17. We use F.B Purity

http://www.fbpurity.com/ You add an extension to google and you have no ads. I love it and appreciate my husband finding it. Free and haven't been troubled by malware or viruses that I know of.

[hobbit709]

18. for some reason mine is full of Clinton ads.

[BainsBane]

19. No.

[GoCubsGo]

20. No.

And, when any Trump/wingnut/republican page is suggest, I always hit the "X" to remove it, and check the "inappropriate/offensive" box. I think that's why I no longer see many of them.

[karmaqueen]

28. I do this also.

This usually solves the problem!

[WestCoastLib]

21. No. Facebook ads are targeted based on your interests & web tracking

You either are visiting sites, or making purchases, that one would usually associate with a Trump supporter, or someone using your computer is.

[HuckleB]

22. Nope.

I do tend to block anything that is silly, however.

[LeftRant]

23. I accidentally clicked on a trump hat on Amazon and now they're showing me that crap :/

On Facebook, I don't see much right-wing stuff but I keep willful distance from people who interact with it.

As for ads... Chrome+Adblock Plus

[Proud Liberal Dem]

24. Must be

part of FB's effort to ensure "balance" now that they've admitted that they are "biased" against right-wingers(?)

[liberal N proud]

27. Nope

It's all based on what you search for, click on and like or share.

All it takes is clicking on a post once and they hook your page.

[TDale313]

29. Uh, nope.

Not to be rude, but are you liking things or following pages/people that might give it the impression you'd be interested?

[uhnope]

32. Yes I sometimes comment on RW articles posted by relatives

so that might have started the ball rolling. thanks

[SheilaT]

30. I don't. I also block anyone who wants to post

RW crap from being able to show up on my FB page.

[seabeyond]

31. Boom, all antihillary, proSanders. Wtf happened? No pro Trump. Nt

[Quantess]

33. No. I think each fb user gets a different selection of ads

Based on what they think will interest you.

[phylny]

34. Not generally,

but just yesterday there were two separate Trump pages presented to me to "like."