I know they allow scam adverts because it’s easy money, but why aren’t they held responsible for facilitating obvious scams? You open Edge, there’s 3 “Earn money quick” adverts. On Instagram, every 5 ads, one is a scam.

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    Because citizens of many countries are not pressuring their elected officials to change advertising laws such that there is accountability, but companies are most certainly constantly lobbying for relaxed regulations.

    It’s not often you can look to Brasil for policy guidance, so São Paulo’s ban on billboards/outside advertising is pretty remarkable in a number of ways. If they can rid a city of outdoor advertising, surely the world can get a few advertising oversight laws?

    The downside is that you can’t just throw up your hands and say “Someone else should fix this! Why haven’t they?” and walk off. It’s a chore that takes time and energy from an already time and energy poor population, and I respect that there is a lot of broken shit in this world that needs fixing.

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      One best side effects of that “clean city” law is that building are clean to be used as canvases for artists to paint giant murals on them and now the city is know for its incredible street art.