Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri...
by mikeash on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @09:09PM
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> But if we define "false advertising" to exclude most U.S. advertising, I think it excludes Verizon's data plans as well.
I guess this is the confusion. My point is not that Verizon is doing something unusual and should be singled out for it. My point is that Verizon's behavior here is emblematic of how this country treats advertisers in general, and an "unlimited" plan with limits is just particularly obvious example of how we let companies lie to us.
I guess this is the confusion. My point is not that Verizon is doing something unusual and should be singled out for it. My point is that Verizon's behavior here is emblematic of how this country treats advertisers in general, and an "unlimited" plan with limits is just particularly obvious example of how we let companies lie to us.