Comment by threatofrain

2 months ago

> Probation only moves the activities underground.

That implies that people want ads and they're going to be consuming underground ads from their ad dealers. Which actually already impinges on advertising because advertising doesn't want to be secret, advertising wants to be as visible or popular as possible. Advertising is inherently easier to regulate because of this.

[content creators] want ads and they're going to be consuming underground ads from their ad dealers. Examples: AudioGO, PodcastOne, Acast.

  • And advertisers want content creators for... exposure. Which makes you visible to enforcement. All sides of the market must endeavor to keep the speakeasy a secret, including those that consume the ads at the end.