If Facebook doesn't read your messages, why are based on my messenger conversations?

I'm not active on Facebook. I just use messenger to talk to friends. Ads pop up based on my conversations. I even tested it one time by talking about my car (Honda civic) and when I opened up Facebook, there was a car ad for Honda. Does Facebook read messages?

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