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Do make ad publishing more difficult- eg. Maybe large scale targeted individual ads to manipulate people (with targeted precision) should be illegal? Or ads tha
by kerng 8y ago
Do make ad publishing more difficult- eg. Maybe large scale targeted individual ads to manipulate people (with targeted precision) should be illegal? Or ads that combine more then 1 selection criteria or whatever- the status quo is not defendable.
- strictnein 8y agoAll ads are designed to manipulate people. It's literally the purpose of advertising.
- kerng 8y agoCorrect, but not all ads can be customized for individuals at scale - that's the difference and that's the problem.
- strictnein 8y agoThere's been customized mass mailings for a long time. Google and FB weren't the first to collect lots of information about consumers and sell it to advertisers.
- pjc50 8y agoPolitical advertising on the internet in the UK should at least be made to follow the print advertising rules (imprint+cost accounting), and ideally the TV advertising rules (banned except for PPB)