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With the current trend in EU I think it could happen that they regulate web-advertisement if it becomes too much of an issue. But there's loads of money in the

by kashug 7y ago

With the current trend in EU I think it could happen that they regulate web-advertisement if it becomes too much of an issue. But there's loads of money in the market - so I would expect loads of lobbyism.

anoncake 7y ago
The money isn't even the main issue here. Political parties rely on ad agencies for their campaigns.
- cyborgx7 7y ago
  It seems like if all advertising gets banned, no political party individually would be put at a dissadvantage to the others.
  - ZiiS 7y ago
    Political parties are not optimising for fair. They want to preserve the advantage rich and powerful parties currently enjoy.
    - cyborgx7 7y ago
      This is why when people say they don't take money from big corporations or rich donors, it's such an important factor. It's not just that you as a political party are incentivized to what they want so they will keep giving you money. Even if you donÄt directly succumb to their demands, you are incentivized to keep them rich so they will keep having all that money to give you.
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  - dooglius 7y ago
    They could just carve out an exception for themselves
  - anoncake 7y ago
    No, but the political party that wants to ban advertising will have a hard time finding an advertising agency.
chongli 7y ago
With the style of regulation preferred by the EU, I’m afraid the end result will be the death of independent websites and the establishment of a handful of de facto official websites that have the resources to follow all of the regulations, just like TV. This may just be some inevitable fact about humanity. We’ve seen this sort of regulation and ultimate centralization of every single communications medium going back to the printing press. When I was younger, I legitimately believed the web would be different. I thought it would be a decentralizing, democratizing force for peace in the world. Now it seems destined to be the opposite of those things: a centralized tool for polarization and control.

by kashug 7y ago

anoncake 7y ago

The money isn't even the main issue here. Political parties rely on ad agencies for their campaigns.

cyborgx7 7y ago
It seems like if all advertising gets banned, no political party individually would be put at a dissadvantage to the others.
- ZiiS 7y ago
  Political parties are not optimising for fair. They want to preserve the advantage rich and powerful parties currently enjoy.
  - cyborgx7 7y ago
    This is why when people say they don't take money from big corporations or rich donors, it's such an important factor. It's not just that you as a political party are incentivized to what they want so they will keep giving you money. Even if you donÄt directly succumb to their demands, you are incentivized to keep them rich so they will keep having all that money to give you.
- deleted 7y ago
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- dooglius 7y ago
  They could just carve out an exception for themselves
- anoncake 7y ago
  No, but the political party that wants to ban advertising will have a hard time finding an advertising agency.

chongli 7y ago

With the style of regulation preferred by the EU, I’m afraid the end result will be the death of independent websites and the establishment of a handful of de facto official websites that have the resources to follow all of the regulations, just like TV. This may just be some inevitable fact about humanity. We’ve seen this sort of regulation and ultimate centralization of every single communications medium going back to the printing press. When I was younger, I legitimately believed the web would be different. I thought it would be a decentralizing, democratizing force for peace in the world. Now it seems destined to be the opposite of those things: a centralized tool for polarization and control.