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Opt-out options: With Ads Settings, users can opt out of personalized ads, including remarketing. This means, however, that they'll probably see advertising that's less relevant...
- Step One (Everyone): Opt Out Within Your Google Account
- Step Two (Android Users Only): Opt Out of Personalized App Ads
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For the sake of simplicity, I’m going to focus on how to do this on your browser, though the setting exists on some Android phones as well. Open your browser and head to Google's “My Account” page while signed in. If it’s been a while since you’ve logged in, you may have to enter your password here.
On this page, you’re looking for one setting in particular: Ad Settings. You’ll find it in the center section—should be the third option from the top. Click it.
This will open the Ads Settings page for your account, but there’s one more hoop to jump through here—click “Manage Ad Settings” to get into the real meat and potatoes.
This page is pretty straightforward. For more information on what exactly you’re opting out of, read through the page—it should give you a pretty good feel for what will change when you opt out. If you’re committed to the idea of a non-personalized ad experience, hit that little toggle on the right side. You can also de-select the checkbox that allows Google to store said ad data.
This will bring up one more popup to let you know exactly what’s going to happen, and if you’re okay with that go ahead and tap “Turn off.” Boom, personalized settings are off.
After you've turned off Ads Personalization, a popup will appear with some options to check out Google Contributor and control other ads with AdChoices. Just click "Got it."
If you use Android, there’s another tweak that needs to be made—fortunately, this one’s quick and simple.
First, head into the Settings menu—pull down the notification shade and tap the cog icon to get there.
Scroll down until you see the “Google” entry in the Personal section. Tap that.
From here, find the “Ads” entry, which is listed under the Services subhead.
There are a few options here, but you want to click the toggle beside “Opt out of Ads Personalization.” Basically, we’re all opted-in by default, and you must do this to opt out.
That’s it—instead of seeing personalized ads in apps, you’ll either see generic placements or something related to the app itself.
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- Cameron Summerson
Nov 5, 2023 · If you are worried about privacy, you can disable personalized ads. If there's a specific ad you don't want to see, you can tell Google Ads to not show you that ad anymore. This wikiHow will show you how to turn off Google ads in your web browser.
Aug 4, 2020 · If you don’t want to see ads that are personalized to you at all, you can opt out of seeing them entirely. As before, go to your Google account > “Data & personalization” > “Go to ad ...
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