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tt24 • yesterday at 7:10 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

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gdulli • yesterday at 7:18 PM

We rightly restrict tobacco advertising because freedom to advertise is balanced with and does not always trump public health. Rights and responsibilities are not absolute, they exist in a complex tapestry of priorities.

otterley • yesterday at 7:26 PM

Do you think there should be a market for voluntary live organ transplants?

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mistrial9 • yesterday at 7:20 PM

or, gambling is proven addictive, has provable financial costs to others.. and is therefore regulated. Precedent in Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, some medications, other things.

In other words, in a very free and fair society, I personally see the need for regulation and oversight for this activity. Is that a carte blanche for surveillance and command-and-control things? no .. this is not new, the media over which it takes place is new.