We took a two-week break between episodes but at least it wasn’t a two-week commercial break, right? Back to your regularly scheduled programming! We’re here to talk about advertising - why we’re sick of it, why there’s too much of it, and why it’s ruining our lives. We’re sick of freemium models, surreptitious data collection, and unethical, harmful, profit-driven marketing. We think you probably are too. So quit scrolling through your feed, taking your buzzfeed quizzes, and reading that sponsored content and listen to our latest ad-free episode of Please Fix Thx!

Sources and shout-outs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/business/media/advertising-industry-research.html

https://www.tintup.com/blog/history-evolution-advertising-marketing/

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/difference-between-unethical-ethical-advertising-19262.html#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Federal%20Trade%20Commission,they%20promote%20truth%20in%20advertising.

https://www.lawpublish.com/12-key-advertising-related-laws-you-should-know.html

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising

https://hbr.org/2013/07/the-ethics-of-using-paid-content-in-journalism

https://hbr.org/2020/01/advertising-makes-us-unhappy