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False advertising is normally a crime (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_advertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_advertising) I think (suspect) the t
by paulus_magnus2 7y ago
False advertising is normally a crime (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_advertising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_advertising)
I think (suspect) the trick FB is using is not unlike Uber / Airbnb where they fall just outside regulation. Meaning that sponsored content on FB is just "self-regulated"
- SaltyBackendGuy 7y agoAnecdotally, can you remember the last time a big (any?) company got nailed for false advertising? I remember reading marketing material my old company would send out and I knew the application didn't do $the_thing they said it did.
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- paulus_magnus2 7y agoActually yes [1], but penalties seam to only be imposed on foreign companies. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/03/hyundai-and-kia-fined-100m-for-misleading-customers-on-fuel-economy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/03/hyundai-and...
- ThinkingGuy 7y agoPart of the skill of advertising/marketing/branding/campaigning/influencing is knowing how to mislead without actually lying.
- StacyRoberts 7y agoNone of the three are "just outside regulation." They are so far outside it they invest millions lobbying to change the laws so their illegal activity is no longer considered such.