It's a pretty straightforward transaction: Someone pays Facebook and uses the copious and detailed information that Facebook has gathered about you to stick a targeted message into the "sponsored" message area of your screen when you log in to your account.

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One message described the area as Scotland's Bible belt.

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In theory, one could post a message in the appropriate area, and it would be contemplated by other young people who are actually interested in that subject.

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