• Pissmidget@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    If you’re logged into a social media account and encounter a “share on said social media” button, this is dutifully logged and provides metrics of the types of groups encountering said button.

    It’s not for sharing, it’s for metrics about what kind of people view the site/article/top ten list/hardcore porn. Targeted advertisement is cash money.

    • dan@upvote.au
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      6 hours ago

      Metrics are usually tracked using a tracking pixel, which is invisible. They don’t need a visible share button to do that.