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Yes. I'm radically anti-advertising so literally any ad whatsoever being removed is a net positive to me. But regardless:

Ads and marketing that paint extremely unhealthy foods as healthy are deceptive, to put it simple. I'm against deception, because then you're not making rational choices. Be that greenwashing, or predatory loans with misleading terms in big letters and hidden small print. I think this is not a bad principle to have.

Btw: we already made laws so that packs of tobacco went from having a cool cowboy on a horse to a picture of diseased gums on plain packaging. I think most people agree that has been a net positive.



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