I will go a step further: Advertisement <i>in general</i> should be banned.<p>Yes, I realize how unpopular this is. &quot;Advertising has been around since the dawn of time!&quot; and &quot;Who will know what to buy? Economy would crash.&quot; To them I say the following: If you could choose to live your life and never see another advertisement, would you?<p>If the answer is yes, do you believe it is technologically feasible to live as a human being without ever seeing an advertisement?<p>If the answer is yes, then we agree.<p>By the way, if you want or need something, google it or watch a dedicated &quot;ads about X&quot; channel. When was the last time you saw an ad for anything and it changed your life more than marginally?