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This would outlaw advertising that is effective then, since the entire goal of an advertisement is to maximize the difference between A and B. So to do any adve
by MathYouF 5y ago
This would outlaw advertising that is effective then, since the entire goal of an advertisement is to maximize the difference between A and B. So to do any advertising you'd have to prove it wasn't very effective? Sounds similar to types of proposed gun regulation: "your guns can kill people, just not too many too fast too effectively"
Not that that means it's necessarily a bad approach, just never heard of marketing being limited by its effectiveness. Similar to having to put those gross pictures on cigarette packages now.
- mLuby 5y agoNot quite: effective (AKA manipulative) advertisement would be fine if you can show the behavior the advertisement causes isn't detrimental. Advertising a new treatment for some disease is a net positive; advertising cigarettes is not. I'm really just suggesting we flip the burden of proof from harmed consumers to advertising companies.