Re:Things not available when someone blocks all cookies
by bagacrap on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @12:21PM
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"won't somebody think of the drug addicts" is a novel (to me) argument for why all ads are bad
Re:Things not available when someone blocks all cookies
by hedora on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @02:56PM
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In this case, the drug addicts are people with medical conditions that have been intentionally pushed to abuse their medication by the pharmaceutical company and Google, etc.
The argument is closer to "encouraging and profiting from illegal drug abuse is not 'responsible corporate stewardship'".
Here's an ongoing example that should get someone put in jail:
Pharmaceutical companies target ads for addictive drugs at the people that are most likely to become addicted to those drugs.
(For the victim of this that I know personally, it wasn't painkillers. As far as I know, there have been no repercussions for the manufacturer of the drug in question or the ad networks.)
See also: The millions of comments on any thread on HN that discusses SEO, dark patterns, cookie consent, or apps that interfere with advertising revenue streams.