Comment by BLKNSLVR

> No ad revenue would be worth such liability

And this would motivate fundamental change in the industry to be able to track down the bad actors.

KYC exists for various industries in order to track down the person responsible for bad actions. Implement KYC for the advertising chain, or something equivalent, to ensure there's a validly registered sue-able entity at the end of it.

> be mindful and exercise situational awareness

I'm not going to say victim blaming, but a good percentage of the population just aren't capable of this, especially with "the sheer scale" of advertising they're exposed to. It's exhausting to be on guard for the entirety of your life.

Might as well say: don't use the internet. That might actually be the best advice to come from all this.