Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media
by joenot443 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @07:13AM
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I think there’s absolutely nuance here and pretending “make it illegal for kids to see ads” is a simple or even attainable solution is a bit naive I think.
What about product placement? Nearly every movie in Hollywood from the past 40 years has some level of product placement, so under this new law we’ll either go back and edit it out or slap an R rating on it? How about arena ads or billboards? Special AR headsets for teens which will block ads from sight? It’s a silly hypothetical, of course, but you did just say that it’s a hypothetical without nuance.
I think it’s easier to imagine a world where advertising is outlaws entirely than one where we specifically shield it only for those underage.
Re:The Case for Banning Children from Social Media
by giraffe_lady on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @07:17AM
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On further reflection it may effectively ban advertising completely and this makes me like the idea even more.
> Does your company produce ads
There it is, don't do that.
All these other questions are also just "yes." You're looking for nuance where there isn't any. Sponsorship is ads, product placement is ads, giving free product to influencer to review is ads. There are certainly edge cases some of them likely to be thorny but none of the things either of us has mentioned so far are them.