What’s the deal with blatantly false anti-science in Australian advertisements?
I don’t live in Australia - I’m visiting for the first time. Because of the region change I’m getting Australian ads on YouTube, Spotify etc.
I keep getting this ad that is straight up spreading missinformation and anti-science about obesity.
I‘m paraphrasing here but it essentially says:
- ”studies show“ (lol) that 80% cases of obesity are due to genetics, and
- no amount of dieting or exercise will help
I mean I know things are different here, but I highly doubt the universal laws of thermodynamics don’t apply in the down-under.
Serious question, is there no oversight in Australia when it comes to the content you can put out? Can you just in general spread misinformation as long as you pay for an ad campaign? It’s especially worrying since this is about health and the well being of nation as a whole.
Is this common in Australia? Would you be in favor of some form of oversight over this kind of stuff or you in favor of freedom of speech even if the speech contains blatantly false information?