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Is there any evidence the FTC is going after the advertisers and platforms (youtube, twitch, etc) themselves? It seems purposefully ineffective to play whack-a-
by iClaudiusX 8y ago
Is there any evidence the FTC is going after the advertisers and platforms (youtube, twitch, etc) themselves? It seems purposefully ineffective to play whack-a-mole with individuals when the driving force is a multi-billion dollar industry built around avoiding disclosure.
- icebraining 8y agoIt seems they are going after advertisers: https://www.cnet.com/news/warner-bros-settles-with-ftc-for-not-disclosing-it-paid-pewdiepie-youtubers-for-marketing-campiagn/ https://www.cnet.com/news/warner-bros-settles-with-ftc-for-n... Regarding the platforms, how are they supposed to know if the uploader got paid to do a video? If it was obvious, we wouldn't need these disclosures in the first place!