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Re:MrBeast Failed to Disclose Ads and Improperly Collected C... by ryandrake on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @10:50AM (#45347886)
The point is that despite their deliberately confusing decision to have the word "Bureau" in their name, they have absolutely nothing to do with the government or anything official. They are as official as JD Power, Consumer Reports or Yelp. I wonder how many millions of people continue to be fooled by their deceptive name?
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Re:MrBeast Failed to Disclose Ads and Improperly Collected C... by dylan604 on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @12:12PM (#45349038)
Federal Express is not part of the federal anything, yet nobody is confused by that.
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Re:MrBeast Failed to Disclose Ads and Improperly Collected C... by lesuorac on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:05PM (#45350681)
I'm sure people are confused by that.

People get confused that the Chamber of Commerce isn't a government body.

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Re:MrBeast Failed to Disclose Ads and Improperly Collected C... by em-bee on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @04:22PM (#45352274)
even more so as in some countries and industries membership is mandatory.

but also, delegating certain responsibilities to non-govenment bodies does happen too. these then have quasi governmental authority.

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