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> Not sure how we fix that How about prosecuting them for false advertising? Seems like a classic case, albeit in a new domain.

• dullgiulio 8y ago
  We could also classify fake ads using machine learning...
• fjsolwmv 8y ago
  Red Bull doesn't actually give you wings. Ads are metaphors.
  • raarts 8y ago
    No, the Red Bull ad _uses_ a metaphor. False advertising is claiming to be something you are not, raising false expectations.
    • shmageggy 8y ago
      You guys couldn't have picked a more perfect example: Red Bull settled a class action lawsuit for false advertising, not because of "gives you wings", but because their advertising falsely suggested scientific support for their product being better than caffiene-only products. https://www.truthinadvertising.org/red-bull/ https://www.truthinadvertising.org/red-bull/