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Why not just ban the mentioning of a competing party in paid adverts? This works pretty well for above the line advertising restrictions in some contries where

Why not just ban the mentioning of a competing party in paid adverts? This works pretty well for above the line advertising restrictions in some contries where brands cannot mention competitors in their ads. It encourages advertisers to focus on promoting their own merits instead of misinformation about competitors.

ptaipale 7y ago
But it doesn't stop "concerned citizens" or "non-governmental organisations" from spreading misinformation about others.
- new_here 7y ago
  Just limit it so that only verified parties can mention their own brands.
  - lmm 7y ago
    That does nothing to stop a "swift boat" style smear campaign that simply doesn't mention anything about the alternative.
shakna 7y ago
Because you don't need to mention a party directly to run a smear campaign. Most politicians end up with nicknames over scandals. For example: Ad depicting a pig in mud. "Do we want this in government?" Mentions no one directly. But if it were run at the time David Cameron was running in the UK, it would be blatantly obvious who it was referring to, to the people on the ground. Not so much to the people/machines making approvals of these ads from other nations.