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Funes-yesterday at 11:57 PM3 repliesview on HN

"Commercial speech" being protected by free speech laws anywhere is abhorrent. The advertising industry, in and of itself, seems abhorrent to me. It's one of the worst things humans have come up with, ever.


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BurningFrogtoday at 2:28 AM

You make your feelings clear, but don't give any arguments for it.

That won't convince anyone.

nickfftoday at 12:07 AM

Could one not categorize material published in a book, magazine, or on television as 'commercial speech', liable to restrictive licensing and censorship? This seems like a slippery slope which the USA is on the correct side of.

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AnthonyMousetoday at 12:28 AM

I'm kind of curious how people think a new business should make its existence known to prospective customers.

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