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Old 06-30-2003, 12:36 PM   #9
juju
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Re: Re: 6/30/2003: Deceptive ads

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Originally posted by Bitman
You make it sound like advertisers have traditionally been an honest bunch. That's completely false; advertisers have been desperately trying to lie to us ever since humans came to this planet.
Well, there's a difference between telling people what your product does and lying about what it does. Lies are a matter of degree, though, and I don't think you can say the lies haven't been getting worse. They've been pushing it farther and farther. Advertisers are testing the limits and finding that they aren't being punished. So, they're drawing a new line in the sand.
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