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Something to Think About
an everyday ethics podcast where we discuss the complexities of the everyday decisions we all have to make. From beauty standards to politics, we’re bringing you our hot takes on modern debates and giving you something to think about.
Something to Think About
Episode 13: Is everything an ad?
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Kate Vancil & Elizabeth Bradshaw
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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Kate and EB discuss the ethics of targeted advertisements. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the hard truths about the insidious advertisements taking over our social media platforms and the data big companies are collecting on our habits and behavior.
Sources:
- What is Targeted Advertising? (Lau, 2024)
- What is Targeted Advertising, and How Does it Work?
- The Truth In User Privacy And Targeted Ads (Froelich, 2022)
- Targeted Ads Are Rewiring Your Thinking (Aurelia, 2025)
- Imagining a World Without Targeted Advertising…is it POSSIBLE? (Project No Buy, 2025)
- Project No Buy on YouTube
- r/Anticonsumption on Reddit
- Buy Nothing Austin on Facebook
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