Political Ads: EU Lawmakers must uphold human rights to privacy and free expression - AlgorithmWatch
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In light of a leaked “non-paper” from the European Commission, AlgorithmWatch and 26 other civil society organizations have called on EU co-legislators to address our serious concerns about the proposed regulation on Targeting and Transparency of Political Advertising.

targeted advertising […] have a serious negative impact on election #integrity […] risks democratic pluralism and #freedom of expression contained in the Council’s proposal […] tactics should have no place in #HumanRights respecting democracies […] goes against what the majority of #people want

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  • dedale
    7•1 year ago

    All advertising is harmful, a complete ad ban would be wonderful, very hard to enforce thought.

    • @[email protected]
      2•1 year ago

      The only good advertising is honest word of mouth from buyer to buyer. No marketing team involved

      • Noodlez
        -2•1 year ago

        I disagree with this. If a new shop comes out, how are they supposed to get word-of-mouth over the bigger, more shopped at shop, even if it is better? People will stick with what they know, and the new shop will die. Maybe this is a naïve perspective, but that’s how I am thinking here.

  • @FantasticFox
    2•1 year ago

    What does that even mean though? Like if I put an advert in a right-wing newspaper vs a left-wing one am I targeting my advertising? What about if I put it in a trade magazine?

    Besides, given that I will have to see some adverts unless I want to pay for absolutely everything (and people are often able to purchase ad-free versions in the current system) I’d rather see ads for stuff I’m actually interested in.

  • @nivenkos
    -6•1 year ago

    Why? It helps people see things that are relevant to them which helps them find things they want, helps small businesses find niche audiences, and keeps the economy moving.

    This sort of anti-technology stuff is why the EU is becoming an economic backwater vs. the USA.