Jonathan Kamens on Nostr: New hot take after spending countless hours going through years of accumulated ...
New hot take after spending countless hours going through years of accumulated paperwork at my elderly uncle's: every mailing that is an advertisement should be required by law to have the words "this is an advertisement" printed on both sides of the envelope or postcard, with FTC enforcement power.
The quantity of deceptive, time-wasting mailings my uncle has received is appalling. This simple law would fix that.
#ElderAbuse #scams #JunkMail #advertising
Published at
2024-05-31 16:24:54Event JSON
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