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Advertising has existed ever since commerce was a thing, because of supply and demand mismatch. Boycotting advertising is just nonsense and as virtual signaling as it can get. Ask any business owner.

We want our privacy to be respected. We want to prevent false advertising. We can’t and don’t want to ban all advertising.

>>signat+(OP)
Maybe not all, but I want to ban most advertising.

Ads in public spaces, such as on billboards, buildings, taxis, etc. should be illegal. Being in public is not an agreement to receive advertisement.

Any product or service that has advertisements should at least be forced to offer a reasonably-priced paid version. This goes for streaming services as well.

This also goes for things like TVs. Why does my TV try to advertise to me? By allowing it, we end up with all products trying to advertise to us, and living in an ad-filled hellscape with no escape.

Advertising may have existed as long as commerce, and there may be appropriate forms, but it's getting worse and worse.

I don't want to have to "drink a verification can of mountain dew" or keep my eyes open while forced to watch ads in my own room, as in that Black Mirror episode.

>>signat+(OP)
Speak for yourself.

>>signat+(OP)
> We can’t and don’t want to ban all advertising.

I'm pretty anti-ad, but I agree with this!

I don't personally want to experience any ads, but the only ads I want outright banned are those that are effectively shown to me without my consent, and that can't be reasonably avoided - billboards, and PA-broadcast ads on airplanes come to mind.

I'm ambivalent about ads in media. If I can't watch/listen to something ad-free, I just won't consume that content.