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Sure, let's target you with non-working medicine when you are sick and desperate to try everything or, even worse, stop the treating you get that works but take
by lampe3 5y ago
Sure, let's target you with non-working medicine when you are sick and desperate to try everything or, even worse, stop the treating you get that works but takes longer than the one from the ad. Yes, this happens right now.
Sure, let's target you with our extreme Church that thinks being gay is an illness, and you too should help to get rid of them. Yes, this happens too right now.
It's about this kind of ad's not your Raid Legends or I don't know become a rich person with 2 hours of work ad's.
- donatj 5y agoThere are already laws against selling snake oil. Advertising your church regardless of its beliefs seems to follow the basic religious freedom? There isn’t really a valid argument here.
- lampe3 5y agoOkay, so why are globuli still a thing? You can advertise your church but not call to harm other people, this is not religious freedom.
- donatj 5y agoI’m not familiar with globuli. Does it make actual claims of curing things?
- dessant 5y agoTheir religious freedom can take a hike when they use their power to advocate for taking away human rights.
- effie 5y agoAre they really advocating "taking away human rights"? For comparison, is an activist ad promoting quitting smoking advocating for taking away human rights?
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- goodpoint 5y agoHave you heard of Cambridge Analytica and the psychological manipulation of UK voters fears and doubts? Targeted ads can with a/b testing do automated manipulation at large scale.
- duckmysick 5y agoYes and the ads are carefully crafted to stay within the law. It's not a drug; it's a dietary supplement that may help with your condition, but (small print) it wasn't officially evaluated and it's doesn't replace a treatment. Technically true and legal, but it's not what the customer think it is. Overall it's a net negative for the individual customer and society at large.