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It seems that Amazon, for example, has already seen the huge problem that causes, and has been working to reduce that problem. At the other end of the spectrum,
by tbihl 10y ago
It seems that Amazon, for example, has already seen the huge problem that causes, and has been working to reduce that problem. At the other end of the spectrum, you'd be assigning the FTC to be like the small subset of redditors who feel compelled to reply "Hail Corporate!" any time you mention a product you like.
- Broken_Hippo 10y agoI do understand that it is a broad spectrum to regulate, and a lot of times, it'll go without being caught. But there are ways of undermining these sorts of things. For example, regulate the more visible folks fairly stringently. This is more because a 'known' individual, a public person, has more pull and status and visibility than the unknown person on reddit. I'd always punish the offending company much more (noticable fines, dependent on company financials) - they can require the person states the paid portion of their endorsement. In cases like Amazon, it might be hard to catch, but when it is, you can fine the companies involved in the paid support - an ad company, the parent company, etc. (Amazon itself seems to be against this and likely willing to cooperate, so they'd not have much issue).