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Re:Facebook reverses on paid influencers after Bloomberg memes by ianleeclark on Friday February 14, 2020 @03:11PM (#22329907)
> So why don't we make it illegal for politicians to lie?

Lying, especially when Politicians do it, isn't a binary. There are varying degrees of truth, deliberate omissions, and a difficult to discern intent. So it would be incredibly difficult to enforce.

Re:Facebook reverses on paid influencers after Bloomberg memes by heartbeats on Friday February 14, 2020 @04:36PM (#22330646)
So your only qualm is that it would be difficult to enforce? After all, this does not seem to be a problem with false marketing.
Re:Facebook reverses on paid influencers after Bloomberg memes by ianleeclark on Friday February 14, 2020 @04:55PM (#22330783)
My qualm is that it would be impossible to enforce. And I don't really think that false marketing is as big of a problem as most people think because marketing tends to sell simulations, not promises of reality. When you see most advertisements, they're promising simulacrum: a hatchback filled with happy-looking, outdoorsy people; axe body spray being insatiable to women; someone actually drinking diet Pepsi (editorializing a bit on this last one). You don't need to make marketing claims if you just imitate the idealized form. This seems to echo many American politician's rhetoric: the entire Democratic field is representing an idealized form wherein their presidency could somehow overcome the blockade of the Senate.