HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoWhat common thing should not only be banned, but criminalized with mandatory minimum sentences?message-squaremessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat common thing should not only be banned, but criminalized with mandatory minimum sentences?HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoAttempting to mislead a person for financial gain.
minus-squarewintermute@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoSo basically all ads… I agree
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoHaha. Yep. I was going for subtle. :) I think ads that didn’t mislead wouldn’t be so bad. I do want to know about interesting new products… I just want to be able to trust the info. And choose when I see them.
minus-squarewintermute@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoYeah, the choosing when to see them is the most difficult part. I don’t see that happening in the near future.
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoThat’s already illegal? It used to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obtaining_pecuniary_advantage_by_deception and is now just fraud.
Attempting to mislead a person for financial gain.
So basically all ads… I agree
Haha. Yep. I was going for subtle. :) I think ads that didn’t mislead wouldn’t be so bad. I do want to know about interesting new products… I just want to be able to trust the info. And choose when I see them.
Yeah, the choosing when to see them is the most difficult part. I don’t see that happening in the near future.
That’s already illegal? It used to be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obtaining_pecuniary_advantage_by_deception and is now just fraud.