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> North Korea is the only country that bans advertising. Outright banning, yes maybe. But many countries or local governments severely regulate advertising in
by mschuster91 2y ago
> North Korea is the only country that bans advertising.
Outright banning, yes maybe. But many countries or local governments severely regulate advertising in one form or another, and no one is crying foul either.
- econ40432 2y agoThese countries typically ban alcohol, gambling, children and pharma ads. They still let a large number of ads through.
- arrosenberg 2y agoWell those sound like a great place to start.
- mschuster91 2y agoSome of us actually go as far as ban billboards, electronic billboards, or even during elections - some counties in Germany limit all kinds of election related propaganda to a few large billboards at the entrance roads, and the rest is kept clean from the bullshit.
- autoexec 2y agoThey didn't start out banning those ads. Those ads were banned because they were found to be more harmful than they are worth. We've come to realize that much of the ads we're subjected to these days are also harmful, so it's natural for us to want them banned as well.