3 ms·
The point is that advertising and propaganda are indistinguishable. Going door-to-door to talk about Jesus is the same as going door-to-door to talk about vacuu
by appreciatorBus 2y ago
The point is that advertising and propaganda are indistinguishable. Going door-to-door to talk about Jesus is the same as going door-to-door to talk about vacuums, but neither is anything like roadside billboards or programmatic advertising. We can ditch the billboards and the programmatic advertising and get a better world, even if some advertisers and propagandists still go door-to-door. At least when it’s door-to-door the advertiser/propagandist has to really work for it, and you have the option of just not opening the door.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- scarface_74 2y agoSo it’s just “programmatic advertising” that should be banned and not self hosted advertising by an internal sales team?
- bediger4000 2y agoNo, that should be banned as well.
- mrguyorama 2y agoIf I have to seek it out, say a product catalog or a website, it really isn't marketing or advertising. The "problem" is that everything is vying for our attention because the internet made it vastly cheaper for any random joe blow to force a set of pixels in front of our faces. That's the distinction. If I can't ignore it, then it shouldn't be legal. Companies should have no right to my attention.
- scarface_74 2y agoYou can ignore it - it’s called an ad blocker.
- anjel 2y agoSomething like the dearly departed Equal Time Doctrine, but more expansive across all politocal comms might be a sufficient detergent.
- JustExAWS 2y agoIf I publish a website of my views, do I have to publish opposing views? Do religious channels and sites have to publish pro choice opinions? Do you have to publish opposing views about vaccines that they cause autism? Do you also have to give equal time to people who believe the “election was stolen”?
- anjel 2y agoIf you did, would Fox News be a going concern? Could R. Limbaugh have even tried? Friction isn't just for dark patterns.
- scarface_74 2y agoSo now you’re okay with the government telling every single publisher that they must publish content they don’t agree with? The Fairness Doctrine was only for broadcast TV under the theory that the people owned the airwaves. Also this is not 1980. Anyone can get worldwide distribution of their ideas out.
- NikkiA 2y agoAnimated LED billboards are the worst :(