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1. harima+zJ1[view] [source] 2025-04-06 15:06:07
>>smnrg+(OP)
Maybe a good initial step would be to tighten up false advertising laws:

Make it illegal to make statements that are not objectively true. E.g. you can't say that your product is "the best", you can only say specifically how it is better.

Put restrictions on advertising an idealized version of a product and then selling a lesser version. E.g. the difference between what fast food ads show versus what you get. I'm sure it would be difficult to completely fix that since it's so subjective, but we could probably get incremental improvements.

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2. progra+C92[view] [source] 2025-04-06 18:14:19
>>harima+zJ1
I consider it false advertising to not tell me the drawbacks of your product compared to your competitors. I shouldn't have to look up every competitor to find your car is the only one without a steering wheel, even if it has heated seats.
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