[kk_cz]

We can talk about advertisment in general. But in this instance OP literally wrote that his choice is limited to "echo with ads" or "no echo at all", because goverment is refusing to step in.

I was not questioning whether the advertising industry is good or not, but rather OP's notion that he is entitled to ad-free echo service.

I agree that advertisment should be more heavily controlled in instances where people don't have a choice whether to see the advertisment or not. But nobody is forcing anyone to buy a device that is known to serve you ads. If enough people will make this choice, the business incentive for the producer of the device will disappear and so will the device.

[eropple]

Collective action problems don't get solved. The market very rarely speaks.

Government exists to curb abuses.