Comment by Cpoll

Tobacco advertisement is banned or heavily regulated in most of the world (including the U.S.).

Free speech has a couple dozen exceptions like libel, incitement to violence, etc. And besides, it's not clear how it applies to corporations.

"Free" gifts for influencers typically need to be disclosed. Otherwise it's just payola.

Arguments like "policing the boundaries" can be applied to a lot of existing laws, so it's not particularly useful.

> In our information-saturated world, ads manipulate, but they don't inform" is an evidence-free assertion.

What information are you getting from a clip of a polar bear drinking a coke?