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That sounds to me more like an argument for banning alcohol/gambling ads.



What about ads for high-interest credit cards? What about ads for free-to-play video games? The list goes on...


I don't understand the argument. If they're harmful enough, you ban them. If they are not, presumably you accept their existence? If you ban targeting instead, you just increase the cost of all ads, the ads from your list still reach those vulnerable individuals. This feels like an inefficient, weird and indirect tax?




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