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Good god! A business advertising! What will they think of next.

skrebbel 3y ago
It’s not uncommon for authorities to ban advertising by industries whose mission is to make the world worse. Eg tobacco ads are banned where I live. This here may be legal now but I interpret the article as in favour of a ban on gambling ads, which sounds like a good idea to me.
- silisili 3y ago
  I guess I agree with the premise, but not the deciders. As far as I'm concerned, probably 80 to 90% of advertising is for things that make the world worse.
- lynx23 3y ago
  So, when will Google be fined for the blatantly fraudlent ads they are allowing on YouTube? Scam all over the place.
  - KyeRussell 3y ago
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    - maxbond 3y ago
      Okay but is there a reason to believe this is whataboutism rather than pointing out an additional problem we might discuss? If it were whataboutism I'd expect to see an implication that this excuses the gambling industry, but I don't see it.
VSpike 3y ago
A business advertising a potentially harmful product in a way that contravenes the rules.
quickthrower2 3y ago
I agree, if this disgusts you and makes you feel angry, try Flinton's Mild Cigars, a man's time to relax!
- psychphysic 3y ago
  I suppose you're being tongue in cheek but if you want to smoke cigars go for it. You only live once it you think smoking improves quality and you're welling to cut down quantity. Go for it.
  - quickthrower2 3y ago
    Sounds like your beliefs are aligned with individual freedoms and responsibility, probably something like libertarian where the government had minimal influence? This is a guess. Anyway I disagree with this point of view because large corporations, thanks to the law are like defacto governments with a lot of power, and there needs to be something with the muscle to stand up to them (the slap on wrist fines we read about means there probably isn't enough muscle, but better than none). Remember the large corps have all the data (the new oil) the cash (billions) and control the technology. Statistically if you temp a million people to try gambling some will get addicted there is no way to avoid this, even though you could say those that got addicted it was there own fault, and not the fault of the large corps hiding tempting messages in areas of the internet they trust.
flangola7 3y ago
Commercial advertisement comes with many regulations and ethical requirements in every nation. Even in the capitalist hell of the US you are typically not allowed to brazenly lie to consumers to their face. Deception for financial gain is fraud.

It’s not uncommon for authorities to ban advertising by industries whose mission is to make the world worse. Eg tobacco ads are banned where I live. This here may be legal now but I interpret the article as in favour of a ban on gambling ads, which sounds like a good idea to me.

silisili 3y ago
I guess I agree with the premise, but not the deciders. As far as I'm concerned, probably 80 to 90% of advertising is for things that make the world worse.
lynx23 3y ago
So, when will Google be fined for the blatantly fraudlent ads they are allowing on YouTube? Scam all over the place.
- KyeRussell 3y ago
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  - maxbond 3y ago
    Okay but is there a reason to believe this is whataboutism rather than pointing out an additional problem we might discuss? If it were whataboutism I'd expect to see an implication that this excuses the gambling industry, but I don't see it.

VSpike 3y ago

A business advertising a potentially harmful product in a way that contravenes the rules.

quickthrower2 3y ago

I agree, if this disgusts you and makes you feel angry, try Flinton's Mild Cigars, a man's time to relax!

psychphysic 3y ago
I suppose you're being tongue in cheek but if you want to smoke cigars go for it. You only live once it you think smoking improves quality and you're welling to cut down quantity. Go for it.
- quickthrower2 3y ago
  Sounds like your beliefs are aligned with individual freedoms and responsibility, probably something like libertarian where the government had minimal influence? This is a guess. Anyway I disagree with this point of view because large corporations, thanks to the law are like defacto governments with a lot of power, and there needs to be something with the muscle to stand up to them (the slap on wrist fines we read about means there probably isn't enough muscle, but better than none). Remember the large corps have all the data (the new oil) the cash (billions) and control the technology. Statistically if you temp a million people to try gambling some will get addicted there is no way to avoid this, even though you could say those that got addicted it was there own fault, and not the fault of the large corps hiding tempting messages in areas of the internet they trust.

flangola7 3y ago

Commercial advertisement comes with many regulations and ethical requirements in every nation. Even in the capitalist hell of the US you are typically not allowed to brazenly lie to consumers to their face. Deception for financial gain is fraud.