For hire drivers/having employees had very specific legal requirements in most areas. Let's see how that turned out. Oh yeah, the dystopian tech companies won and we the people got the benefit job/job rules being thrown out for the beauty that is independent contractor 'gig work'.

> as clearly identifying sponsored content is required

Citation needed?

Once AI content becomes monetized with ads, it's not going to look like the ads/banners we're used to. If you're looking into the past, you don't understand the potential of AI. Noam Chomsky's manufactured consent is going to look quaint by comparison.