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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by croemer on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:47PM (#46515738)
You're forgetting a very important problem: hard to implement. Sugar in drinks and CO2 emissions are easily measured. The definition of what's an ad is much harder.
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by pixl97 on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @01:03PM (#46516003)
>what's an ad is much harder.

Not really that much harder, and would immediately cover the worst offenders. I mean we already have disclosure laws on product placements and ads.

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