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False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, distributing, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services. [3]
Cash-strapped U.S. cities offer police cars for advertising. [12] Companies buy the names of sports stadiums for advertising. The Hamburg soccer Volkspark stadium first became the AOL Arena and then the HSH Nordbank Arena. The Stuttgart Neckarstadion became the Mercedes-Benz Arena, the Dortmund Westfalenstadion is the Signal Iduna Park.
Image credits: MartinCasas There is a distinctive difference between cheap, unimaginative ads and marketing so terrible that it actively diminishes your brand’s image.Take, for example, a 2015 ...
The advertising of certain products may strongly offend some people while being in the interests of others. Examples include: feminine hygiene products, hemorrhoid and constipation medication. [31] The advertising of condoms has become acceptable in the interests of AIDS-prevention, but are nevertheless seen by some as promoting promiscuity.
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
Deceptive advertising is any statement by an advertiser that is false or misleading, or that does not adequately identify itself as an advertisement. According to the United States Federal Trade Commission : "A basic truth-in-advertising principle is that it's deceptive to mislead consumers about the commercial nature of content.
A class-action lawsuit has accused Brita, the popular water filter company, of false advertising.
Be careful when downloading free programs, especially popular music and media sharing programs. Read all software licensing agreements carefully to understand what you're agreeing to install on your computer. Many popular applications include spyware components, and some of these applications won't work when these components are removed.