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0 pointsniij4y ago0 comments

I agree they're generally ugly. But I assume most places don't ban them due to freedom of speech and private property considerations.

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trompetenaccoun4y ago

How are ads freedom of speech though? Unless it's the old "corporations are people" again.

I invite any CEO to personally walk around my city with a banner of their choosing. Being allowed to spend millions of dollars to make kids addicted to smoking and drinking isn't free speech, it's legalized crime.

n0n0n4t0r4y ago

IMHO, Freedom of speech is a very american concept, so I don't think it applies worldwide. Nevertheless, adds are almost always authorized.

goodcanadian4y ago

Hawaii is part of the United States, though, so clearly, even the American version of the "freedom of speech" argument is not an issue.

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