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Marthe de Ferrer

What does Instagram think of you? Here's the way to find out

What do 'National tap dance day', 'Commercial pilot license', and 'Trousers' have in common?

According to Instagram, those are all my 'Ads interests' - which are apparently based on my activity on Instagram and Facebook (Instagram's parent company), third-party sites, and the apps I use.

Journalist New York Eric Ginsburg tweeted about his ad settings at the weekend, asking people to look and share their results.

This prompted a hilarious chain of responses, from people all equally bemused by what Instagram thought of them.

Campaigner Kirsty Harrod tweeted that her interests included 'satire', 'skin', and 'carp'.

Others struggled to understand what half their list actually meant.

I'll admit I had to look up a considerable chunk of my own list, as I didn't know who half the people were who apparently fall within my ad interests.

I spent a while searching what 'Enoteca' meant - only to discover it is an Italian word for 'wine repository', which seems inappropriate for a non-wine drinking and non-Italian speaking journalist.

If you want to check out your ad interests, follow the steps below:

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