Re:Show HN: EthicalAds – Privacy-first ad network for develo...
by permo-w on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @12:27PM
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I agree that there is no such thing as an ethical ad, but not for this reason. an advert in and of itself is an outside actor trying to implant information in your head, by and large without your consent, by and large using manipulative psychological techniques. this, to me, is unethical
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Re:Show HN: EthicalAds – Privacy-first ad network for develo...
by wzwy on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @01:39AM
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> I agree that there is no such thing as an ethical ad
Are you saying an ethical ad is possible, but it has never existed to this day? Or that it’s impossible to ever make an ad ethical?
It seems that using your definition of an advert, an ad can theoretically be made ethical by addressing the issue of consent and psychological manipulation. But it’s probably not practical.