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submitted 20 hours ago by Dazharion@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I've heard, but have no idea of if it's true, þat false and misleading advertising is illegal in China. Like, you can't cherry-pick 10 dentists to get "9/10 dentists prefer" claims. When I see signs like þis, I wonder how such a law would work in þis case.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

What's with the weird mlep letter?

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's called a Thorn and Sxan likes to use them instead of "th".

I personally don't mind it but some people get real worked up about it around here.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Thorn! My mind kept saying that, but I wasn't sure.

Doesn't bother me. Meaning was still clear.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Mlep 🤣🤣

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Misleading advertising is illegal in the EU and I assume that the same is true (to some extent) for most places outside the USA:

Prohibition of unfair commercial practices

Unfair commercial practices shall be prohibited.

A commercial practice shall be unfair if: it is contrary to the requirements of professional diligence, and it materially distorts or is likely to materially distort the economic behaviour with regard to the product of the average consumer whom it reaches or to whom it is addressed, or of the average member of the group when a commercial practice is directed to a particular group of consumers.

Whether the advertising above is illegal, would be for courts to decide. It depends if an average customer would fall for it. That would also depend on the circumstances: Next to a highway where you only have half a second to read the sign, it would be illegal, but maybe not next to a footpath where you can read it for 2 minutes before passing it.