- May 27, 2016
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Facebook makes money from trillions of datapoints as well. What that means is it may not be making off from you through ads, but it can see your preferences, places of work, studies etc and "group" you with other people who will see its ads. And basically because you post and contribute to Facebook, Facebook is worth more even without showing you ads specifically.
- May 12, 2023
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They collect user information when you browse using the Facebook browser.
- Apr 3, 2024
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Facebook generates more revenue from advertisers than from viewers; it collects data on your actions to share with advertisers
- Dec 27, 2019
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It's a no brainer that more trillions of users do not know that Adblockers exist, especially chrome users. So you see that without you, these guys still make from other sources
You are among the very few people who know about ad-blocking software; however, Facebook does not profit from you solely through advertisements—its systems also continuously collect data on your user behavior to drive various business strategies.
Rank Hunt
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- Jun 13, 2025
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Ad blockers only hide the ads from your browser; they don’t stop the platform from having other revenue sources. Facebook mainly makes money from advertisers, while users who block ads simply reduce the impressions they can monetize from that particular user.
securespend
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I think a website's revenue doesn't just depend on whether everyone sees the ad or not. Facebook has already figured out the solution to ad blockers. You are using Ad Block Plus but Facebook ads are not like normal banners, they come in your feed like normal posts under the name Sponsored, so the ad blocker doesn't catch them completely. Big platforms like Facebook have millions of business users who spend money on their advertising. Ad blockers can affect revenue, but that doesn't mean the website's revenue will be completely gone. The real difference lies in how many users are being shown ads and how effectively businesses are advertising themselves.
HydE67
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- Jun 25, 2026
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Even though I don't see the ads, all of my actions are still recorded by the system.
Silas Mercer
Newbie
- Sep 17, 2026
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Facebook mainly makes money from advertisers paying to reach users, even if some people block ads. They also earn from businesses using Meta’s advertising tools. Ad blockers reduce your exposure to ads, but advertisers still pay to reach the rest of Facebook’s audience.
alihassan2071
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Facebook still earns from advertisers targeting other users and from your activity data, so even if you block ads they can still make money from the platform overall.
TiKa Agency
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- Apr 1, 2026
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When you join their social network, you provide them with information, creating a legitimate data source they can utilize; there are various ways to monetize this beyond just your user data and features.
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They don't lol, that's why they hate ad blocker but it's not illegal.
YouTube has some pretty solid ways to avoid it at times but updates from both sides keep rolling out.
Think you overestimate the amount of people actually use ad blockers thought.
- And most of all people that TRULY don't want to see ads will most likely not be the clients advertisers want to find and pay for.
YouTube has some pretty solid ways to avoid it at times but updates from both sides keep rolling out.
Think you overestimate the amount of people actually use ad blockers thought.
- And most of all people that TRULY don't want to see ads will most likely not be the clients advertisers want to find and pay for.