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Re:Ban Targeted Advertising by dominotw on Friday April 13, 2018 @05:47AM (#16828396)
>the correct approach is to regulate what is advertised

Wouldn't that contradict first amendment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_...

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Re:Ban Targeted Advertising by icebraining on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:09AM (#16828497)
EDIT: Nevermind, misread the thread
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Re:Ban Targeted Advertising by quietbritishjim on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:17AM (#16828529)
The top-level comment proposes banning political advertising, but this link talks about commercial advertising so (honest question) surely it doesn't apply?
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Re:Ban Targeted Advertising by icebraining on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:41AM (#16828669)
Yeah, I misread the top comment.
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Re:Ban Targeted Advertising by klez on Friday April 13, 2018 @05:53AM (#16828423)
As the article points out, that's already been done for cigarettes and tobacco products.
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Re:Ban Targeted Advertising by karljtaylor on Friday April 13, 2018 @12:06PM (#16831302)
I could be wrong, but I've always suspected the only impact of ads like http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/anti-smoking-tv-ads-bi... are the padding they provide to the bottom line of the WPP shops.
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