How is it that online advertisers haven’t been sued for false and misleading advertising yet? It seems like every time I visit Digg or C|Net, there’s some ad in the corner having an epileptic seizure, announcing that I’m the 10,000th visitor; or that I’ve won a free iPod or iPhone or Wii or laptop; or that a scan of my system has been completed and I need to click OK to get the results; or that I have 3 messages from friends waiting for me. And it’s complete bullshit. Lies, I tell you!
And then today, I found this:
Like, what the hell? (The actual ad was animated, blinking the words “before” and “after” over the images.)
Total rant, I know; but would any of this be legal if it were published in a newspaper or on television?
The worst ones are the weight loss drug ones. So let me get this straight, little ad… the human body is built on a blueprint of hundreds of thousands of genes; contains millions of proteins, digestive enzymes, hormones, bacteria, viruses, and chemicals; may have neuroses, eating disorders, metabolic syndromes, allergies, medications, or injuries… and you say you can make me lose weight just with that brightly-coloured pill?
Gee, I guess I’ll order the party-pack and save 40%!!
>:-(