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I'm pretty sure banning endorsements would violate the first amendment. It has to be something very serious to justify prior restraint. Making the consequences

by HWR_14 4y ago

I'm pretty sure banning endorsements would violate the first amendment. It has to be something very serious to justify prior restraint. Making the consequences of a bad endorsement large on the other hand does not have such issues.

fasthands9 4y ago
I'm pretty sure it would not violate the first amendment. The FTC already limits what drug advertisers can say and what financial advertisers can say. Some products like cigarettes can't even be advertised. Until fairly recently hedge funds were not allowed to advertise. I'm not sure why the FTC or SEC couldn't put the same rules in place (if it wanted) for trading platforms. https://www.jonesday.com/en/insights/2013/12/sec-lifts-longtime-ban-on-advertising-by-hedge-funds-private-equity-funds-and-other-private-investment-vehicles https://www.jonesday.com/en/insights/2013/12/sec-lifts-longt...