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Product placement in TV shows / movies is a $30 billion industry.

They're opaque, and not regulated out of existence.

They're so opaque that I'd wager 50%+ of people aren't aware it's happening.

(Not fact checked) My favorite is Apple's "no villain" rule, where protagonists are allowed to use iPhone in movies, while antagonists are not.



> Product placement in TV shows / movies

...is a big exception in the advertising industry, not the norm.


Very common in netflix shows btw. They know they will be pirated, so they do product placement to monetize anyways.

So pirates get their wish of no ads granted, and they get propaganda instead.




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