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What If We Made Advertising Illegal? (simone.org)

submitted 3 days ago by DeadWorld@lemm.ee to c/brainworms@lemm.ee

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/309211

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[–] Stache_@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It sounds like a good idea, but I’m not sure how efficiently it could be enforced. If a photo of someone wearing a certain brand of clothes is in a news article, does that count as advertising for that clothing brand? What if the news article goes viral?

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

I'm mainly concerned with paid for, intentional advertising, but yes, if there's an obvious brand logo in a news article's image, then it should be censored in some way, even if it's just blurred out.

[–] Sinaf@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I'd also think it would be better to create rules and regulations that are as clear cut as possible and almost impossible to circumvent.

Go after billboards first. I can turn off the TV and avoid websites that have too many ads. I should be able to ignore advertisements in the public space. Clear size limits, don't allow structures that will only be used for this specific purpose, etc.