Comment by mordae

> Ultimately people want to learn about new products and services

Yes, and those people are free to visit equivalent of mail order catalog or go to the store or subscribe to consumer goods quality testing journal or to any of the enthusiast magazines about electronics or gardening or whatever where they perform independent testing and benchmarking or look up a video comparing ceiling fans across a century when they feel hot in the summer.

So yes, we should absolutely ban third party advertisements. People will still be able to discover good products.