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YouTubers have to declare ads. Why doesn't anyone else?

Tom Scott · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Tom Scott examines why YouTubers must declare paid endorsements while TV, film and other media face no such rule, comparing regulations in the UK and US.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as a clear explainer on sponsorship and ad disclosure rules and their inconsistency across media.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “if you want a overview of sponsorships in different media platforms across different countries”

    Overview of sponsorship rules across media and countries

    zinekeller, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Paid influencers must label some posts as ads, German court rules”

  2. “Tom Scott has a great video on the inconsistency that online influencers and youtubers have to declare ads/product-placements while traditional media does not.”

    Inconsistency of ad disclosure rules for YouTubers versus traditional media

    Pxtl, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Paid influencers must label some posts as ads, German court rules”

  3. “Tom Scott explains it much better than I can”

    Explains unlabeled product placement in TV and film versus influencers

    Fradow, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Paid influencers must label some posts as ads, German court rules”

  4. “Tom Scott once did a good video about this”

    Good explainer on UK sponsorship disclosure rules

    hnbad, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “SEC Charges Justin Sun and His Crypto Companies for Fraud”

  5. “a very nice recap of what an ad is”

    Recap of what counts as an ad

    cowl, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “The Case for Banning Children from Social Media”

  6. “Tom Scott made an interesting video about internet advertising regulations a while back.”

    Covers internet advertising regulations

    xmprt, 2024-04 · Recommendation · in “A16Z blogs are just glorified marketing”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: product placement, influencer regulation, sponsorship, tom scott, ftc

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