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since when has turning something illegal for which there already exists demand has ever solved a problem of this sort? just one examples that I can't take out

• idle_zealot 3y ago
  We're not talking banning something with demand from consumers like alcohol or other recreational drugs, we're talking about banning a harmful practice that companies engage in. Banning spyware is more akin to labor laws or environmental protections. Specifically it'd be a form of consumer protection.
  • eastbound 3y ago
    It’s impossible to run marketing operations without GA and even session recording. I entered a business where I pushed back for years, but at one point, you need to do it.
    • TeMPOraL 3y ago
      That's only because everyone else is using it. Banning it outright levels the playing field, and nobody needs it anymore. Marketing, in the limit, is a zero-sum game (negative-sum, if you put a non-zero price on all the resources and labor wasted).
• rypskar 3y ago
  CFC-gasses, leaded gasoline, and DDT are the first I can think of. There are lots of cases where a ban of something harmful done by companies have successfully been banned