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So apparently it is now illegal to advertise something in a YouTube video unless you inform your audience beforehand that you've been paid to advertise something.
Wednesday, 26-Nov-14 19:25:44 UTC from web-
@mrmattimation Sounds reasonable.
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@nerthos It's like if you put a product placement in a video and then get told by the government that you just broke a law because you didn't put in bold letters "SOMEBODY IS PAYING ME". It's nonsense.
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@mrmattimation Considering how many kids watch the stuff and how they idolize youtube personalities, I don't see it as being a bad thing at all.
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@mrmattimation Its about honesty and respect for your audience. You have to own a newspaper if you want to get away with that stuff nowadays
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@mrmattimation That's been a thing for a while. It's the same with blogs.
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@ceruleanspark Has it really? I'm totally out of the loop.
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@mrmattimation At least since 2007
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@ceruleanspark I'm just now seeing cases popping up because of the Oreo Lick Race thing that was going around a few months ago. Apparently people were endorsed to do that and the fact that they were paid wasn't made clear enough so people complained to the ASA.
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