If it's bad for kids, what makes it any better for adults?

Adults presumably are adults.

Advertising at its core is one adult telling adult about something. There's utility there and it seems like a pretty fundamental right. Though I agree that it's warped into a bit of a monster and should be dialed in a bit.

Surely you can argue it is a fundamental right to have communication between consenting adults. But often in the case of advertising, the receiving party does not really have a choice. I would sooner argue that it should be a fundamental right to not be on the receiving end of communications you don't want, than that it should be a fundamental right to advertise to people who do not want to be advertised to.

>But often in the case of advertising, the receiving party does not really have a choice

I can't think of a situation where that's true.

This is my key argument on why billboards and similar advertising that can’t be avoided if you’re in public shouldn’t be allowed. There’s been no consent obtained.

Ads for adults is hardly better...