Sometime next week, Apple will release iOS 14.5, which will require users to give explicit permission for apps to track them. This has had Facebook’s knickers in a knot since the feature was announced, and they’ve been quite vocal about it. Facebook (rightly) says that “as more people opt out of tracking on iOS 14.5 devices, ads personalization and performance reporting will be limited for both app and web conversion events…”
However, they then add, “… which might hurt small businesses.” Small businesses? OK. Maybe. But Apple really hit FB where it hurts. The industry stats on default opted-out vs. default opted-in suggests that without a compelling value proposition, most users won’t opt-in. Big winner: Apple. Big loser: Facebook. Big yawn: Consumers.
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