Xbox users booting up their console today were greeted with a large splash screen prompting them to buy it now that the new campaign is out, and some of them aren’t too happy about it.

  • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
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    11 months ago

    Absolutely. Hell, with how much of the heavy lifting they’re doing for corporations destroying most aspects of the world, it should probably be illegal to advertise at all except in strictly limited circumstances.

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      11 months ago

      I’m all for banning billboards and whatnot. Forced advertising without any service in return is theft of attention and time.

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        11 months ago

        Not to mention the fact that huge billboards along streets and roads are by definition either ineffective or an impediment to traffic safety, depending on whether or not they manage to catch your attention while you’re operating a vehicle…

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          11 months ago

          That’s a great point. I wonder how many people have died because of billboards.