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Comment by disgruntledphd2

Ads 100% does not optimise for profit.

Source: I had a bunch of long conversations with FB Ads engineers about what they optimise for. I believe that it's a weighted sum over conversions, which seems like a better metric for an ads system (FB could increase profit in the short term by implementing price floors, but this wouldn't lead to more long term revenue, because advertisers would stop using the platform).

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