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Do I want regulations that would prevent things that are illegal to say on one media form to apply to all? Sure. You can't just go buy a TV ad that says "blue c
by brianwawok 7y ago
Do I want regulations that would prevent things that are illegal to say on one media form to apply to all? Sure. You can't just go buy a TV ad that says "blue cars cause cancer", knowing that it will drive business away from a guy you hate that makes blue cars. But I can go have that facebook ad up in 5 minutes.
As part of living in a society, I am happy to cede some freedoms for a better world.
- gortep 7y agoIs it illegal to discuss any danger of vaccines? Is it illegal to say that blue cars cause cancer on television? Should it be illegal to say that blue cars cause cancer on facebook? Should it be illegal to whisper to a friend that blue cars cause cancer? Should it be illegal to say things that are not true? What is true, then? Do you wish to cede your freedoms in service of a "better world" where saying untrue things is a punishable offense?
- bduerst 7y agoFTC is supposed to enforce truth-in-advertising laws regardless of the medium (television or online).