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		andrepd on Dec 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK's Online Safety Act comes into force So is that an argument for banning gambling ads as well, rather than not banning ads for unhealthy ultraprocessed foods?

starspangled on Dec 18, 2024 [–]

It's not really an "argument" at all. Although it is proof that government policy around advertising bans (like all policy) is not for the good of society, but for the good of the government and their owners.

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