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Bill: Revised Truth In Advertising Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: AM Populist Social Democrats
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2374
Description[?]:
| After some discussions about others' problems with the specifics of the previous bill, we hereby propose the following: Whereas, not all advertising should be allowed, in particular that which is false, that which is a nuisance and does not subsidize media (such as spam or telemarketing), or that which promotes recreational drug use to children, we propose the following regulations: 1) False or intentionally misleading advertising shall be strictly prohibited, so long as the intent of the false or misleading information was, in fact, to mislead potential customers into thinking falsehoods are true. It shall be an affirmative defense against claims of false advertising that a statement is intended as humor and that no reasonable person would be misled by it. 2) A do-not-call list and a do-not-email list shall be established, and it shall be illegal to advertise commercially in such manners to phone numbers or email addresses on the list. 3) Advertising for products that children may not legally buy may only be placed in broadcast media during hours that fewer than 10 per cent of viewers are minors, or in print media that have a percentage of readers who are minors of less than 10 per cent. Furthermore, such advertising must clearly note all significant known dangers of the product. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: All advertising is permitted.
Current: All advertising is permitted.
Proposed: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 84 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 102 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 13 |
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