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It’s fun to imagine the implications of dramatically raising the standard for commercial speech, such that statements which intend to mislead are prohibited.
by crmd 5y ago
It’s fun to imagine the implications of dramatically raising the standard for commercial speech, such that statements which intend to mislead are prohibited.
- sandermvanvliet 5y agoI worked at a large online retailer in NL that got told they needed to change their delivery promise because that’s not a promise you can actually keep. So it does happen, but probably not often enough.
- pindab0ter 5y agoWhich online retailer was that? Happen to have a news item to link to?
- sandermvanvliet 5y agoDon’t have a news article because I learned about it through internal channels. It’s the one that does it for the smiles
- AbortedLaunch 5y agoCoolblue. They violated the advertising code. The verdict in Dutch is available at https://www.reclamecode.nl/uitspraken/uitspraak/huishouden-en-inrichting-2019-00055/242672/ https://www.reclamecode.nl/uitspraken/uitspraak/huishouden-e...
- crmd 5y agoI’m glad to hear that! It also lines up with my anecdotal experience overseeing a marketing department that Benelux, German, and Japanese teams were on the opposite end of the spectrum compared to American, Israeli, and Chinese teams with respect to “marketing bullshit” practices.
- jozzy-james 5y agoapply it to physical stores, see how far it goes
- jozzy-james 5y agomy point being i did some stuff on 'x' available, hurry now - and went. and they never had them, but the difference is that i traded a quantifiable unit (human life expectancy) vs those online that just annoyed people
- ryandrake 5y agoI’d argue that a simple law “companies may not lie to people,” with wide latitude for judges to define lying, would instantly and massively upend business for the better.