Suppose a law was passed that enforced more honesty and less manipulation in advertising. You cannot associate your product with other things to make it look appealing, such as showing sexy women in an alcholic beverage commercial or using shots of luxurio

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Noid 04/29/23 (Sat) 19:37:43 No.5277

Suppose a law was passed that enforced more honesty and less manipulation in advertising. You cannot associate your product with other things to make it look appealing, such as showing sexy women in an alcholic beverage commercial or using shots of luxurious lifestyles to push products as status symbols. You can ONLY advertise the product itself and what it actually offers. Would it be effective in helping people shop smarter? How would such a law be enforced? What might be the loopholes and grey areas? Would it backfire and restrict speech in ways it shouldn't?

Cracky 04/30/23 (Sun) 22:11:40 No.5280

i think there should be no laws censoring anything even if its evil and it should be left to peoples personal judgement.

Bogdanoff 05/01/23 (Mon) 08:56:34 No.5282

I think advertising should be just outright banned.

Shenzen 05/01/23 (Mon) 18:11:02 No.5284

Great! Two very different views already. Could you elaborate more?
>>5280
How do you think this suggested law could be abused? Typically the argument against any sort of restrictions on speech are the forseen and unforseen ways they could be abused by an ill-intentioned governing body.
>>5282
Doesn't that screw over people with a genuinely innovative product that people don't know about yet? What would legally constitute an advertisement for your proposed ban?

Billy 05/02/23 (Tue) 09:05:08 No.5286

>>5277
If you're fooled by ads you deserve it

Shenzen 05/02/23 (Tue) 12:28:57 No.5287

>>5286
You still have to live on the same planet as these people, putting up with corporations who aren't held accountable because they have armies of brand loyalists and peer pressure slaves. Besides, you aren't immune to propganda either. No one is.

Observer 05/09/23 (Tue) 12:46:01 No.5307

>>5287
>Besides, you aren't immune to propganda either. No one is.

You have obviously never smoked crack cocaine and invoked shamanistc animals to protect you from big corporations, the big eagle knows everything, unplug from the dark matter and live the life the ghosts yearn for…

Noid 05/13/23 (Sat) 06:31:27 No.5319

>Would it be effective in helping people shop smarter?
Hell no. Most people are fucking idiots and any amount of advertisements will still influence the masses. Besides, companies will just find another effective method. There are also PLENTY of advetising techniques that don't need associations with some lifestyle or luxury
>How would such a law be enforced?
Based on current laws, probably a fine that won't really affect the company. I honestly can't think of a good way to enforce it. You could always go with "the hand of one is the hand of all" and arrest anyone involved with the ad that knew it was illegal. But that seems excessively harsh for the crime. A fine that's x amount of the profit that the ad brought might be a better solution, but still doesn't seem feasible.
>What might be the loopholes and grey areas?
What "association" counts as. I could see corporations thinkg of clever ways to form an association without fiting the legal definition. Not to mention "no associations allowed" is pretty vauge for a law.
>Would it backfire and restrict speech in ways it shouldn't?
Possible. I question how it would affect sponsorships and product placements. As much as I don't like sponsorships, there are entire industries that basically rely on them. NASCAR and Youtubers being 2 of them.

I would like more laws restricting advertisments, but I really don't think they'll do much. Someone will either bribe and official or find some way around. We should just ~~terror-bmb them~~ hold them accountable outside of the legal system idk.