Re:Sacha Baron Cohen Uses ADL Speech to Tear Apart Mark Zuck...
by save_ferris on Friday November 22, 2019 @12:45PM
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> If someone advertises something illegal or in an illegal way, it's not the publisher who is punished, but the one who posted the ad right?
Not true, there are laws that govern what can and cannot be advertised, and how. The reason cigarette companies don't publish TV or print ads is because the government made it illegal to do so. Publishers would face legal action for running illegal ads.
> Why do people want to give the authority to Facebook to decide whether an ad is within the acceptable range?
They already have this authority, and they choose again and again to exercise zero discretion. The fact that we're arguing over whether or not FB should have the right to choose whether or not to run these types of ads is so absurd.
Not true, there are laws that govern what can and cannot be advertised, and how. The reason cigarette companies don't publish TV or print ads is because the government made it illegal to do so. Publishers would face legal action for running illegal ads.
> Why do people want to give the authority to Facebook to decide whether an ad is within the acceptable range?
They already have this authority, and they choose again and again to exercise zero discretion. The fact that we're arguing over whether or not FB should have the right to choose whether or not to run these types of ads is so absurd.