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Can we do gambling ads next? We banned tobacco ads and then seemingly forgot the lesson that it's actually bad to let advertisers shove addictive and self-destructive products in the publics face, including to former addicts at risk of relapse.
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It's interesting that the UK has banned gambling ads online, but not on TV. Combined with the fact that they regulate cryptocurrencies as gambling, that's why you get no UK crypto ads online. For example, the PayPal UK front page doesn't even mention that you can buy crypto there.
Do you have the link that regulate crypto as gambling in UK? I tried Google it but no luck.
I suppose the law is an ass.
Can we have one or several months without ads of any kind? Perhaps then we can appreciate a world without ads more. It might also reduce the environmental burden of overconsumption.
Move to the UK and only watch the BBC, and yes
Can we do gambling ads next? We banned tobacco ads and then seemingly forgot the lesson that it's actually bad to let advertisers shove addictive and self-destructive products in the publics face, including to former addicts at risk of relapse.
>Can we do gambling ads next? As long as we ban ads for stock trading platforms (i.e. gambling for the professional classes) at the same time.
Of course, crypto speculation is something different altogether. Maybe you were thinking about all the poor schleps buying Bitcoin for $100k?
Even then, your chances of winning are around 50/50 and no one is forcing you to cash out.
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My kids love natural porridge, however there is a constant battle about how much honey they are allowed to drown them in. :)
I am amazed honey is not on this list of "junk" foods.
I could see supporting with this, but it does seem like an abuse of the 'for the children' argument for this. Children pretty much have to eat what you give them until they get a job. Also some chicken nuggets are bad, but some average a gram of protein per 10 calories, which is a pretty good ratio, and especially for frozen food. Can't help but think this is too broad.
Damn, someone better ring up the cereal companies and tell them to stop advertising, I bet they'll feel foolish realizing they've wasted all that money!
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It's interesting that one of the tax free investment/savings choices in the UK is basically a lottery.
I'm pretty sure all gambling winnings are tax free in the UK? Thank the power of the horse racing/gaming/gambling lobby. Many years ago when I lived there, I had an IG Index account - who market themselves as a "financial spread betting" service. At the time, you could buy/sell futures and options with them but it was presented in a way that emphasized that you were "spread betting" - but the mechanics were the exact…
Can we do gambling ads next? We banned tobacco ads and then seemingly forgot the lesson that it's actually bad to let advertisers shove addictive and self-destructive products in the publics face, including to former addicts at risk of relapse.
Considering Labour's connection to gambling companies [0] probably not. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/28/tory...
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I expect a lot of pushback from the new u.s administration about any online regulations.
The regulation would apply to the UK. UK brands and goods sold in the UK, by established/registered companies the UK. Not possible to sell any retail goods of the sorts w/o a registration in the UK, so stopping them advertising won't be hard. I don't think US administration would be able to do anything, much like GDPR.