Should advertising be resricted in anyway?

Question

Your opinion?

Answer 1

Of course. You wouldn't want companies marketing tobacco and alcohol to children for example.

Answer 2

Yes..restricted in a sense that their claims must be validated..look at all the c**p being sold on infomercials.

Answer 3

I believe a lot of advertising is subliminal.

Answer 4

Any messaging on public airways can and should be regulated.  Otherwise, in print for example, ads can be regulated by laws protecting minors -- local pornography ordinances for example, ads can be interpreted as an offer to contract to sell -- meaning that dishonest, misleading or inaccurate information can be grounds for lawsuits regarding fraud, and ads can be turned away by the medium which wishes to maintain its own reputation.