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I found the ad they were talking about on multiple websites and they don't have advertising disclosures: https://www.vt-world.com/americas-smartphone-obsession-
by grifball 8y ago
I found the ad they were talking about on multiple websites and they don't have advertising disclosures:
https://www.vt-world.com/americas-smartphone-obsession-extends-to-mobile-banking.html https://www.vt-world.com/americas-smartphone-obsession-exten...
This one says it's from AP:
https://newsok.com/article/feed/865832/americas-smartphone-obsession-extends-to-mobile-banking https://newsok.com/article/feed/865832/americas-smartphone-o...
this one is similar (probably same campaign):
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150629005126/en/Perpetually-Plugged-America%E2%80%99s-Smartphone-Obsession-Continues-Admit https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150629005126/en/Per...
- userbinator 8y agoAfter reading both the article and that ad, I suspect the reason is because it doesn't resemble any sort of "ad" in the traditional sense --- yes, it's "sponsored content", but I don't see it trying to actually sell me anything.
- grifball 8y agoI just thought it was weird because the HN article says that a disclosure is required by the FTC. The BoA article has the same title so I assume it's the article they were talking about.