[i5heu]

At least in Germany this would be illegal.

There are no „disguised ads“ allowed in Germany at all.

[babyshake]

When something is constantly happening everywhere, it becomes more of a question of whether the law is enforceable whether than if it is "allowed".

[Glawen]

Indeed, it's not allowed to not have a French translation in ads in France, yet now they put everything in english everywhere.

When it is not enforceable, the law is meaningless and only blocks honest people.

[3D30497420]

And becomes a tool for selective enforcement.

[littlecranky67]

Showing tracking-banners ("cookie banner") that hide their "reject all" somewhere in sub-menus of custom settings is also illegal in Germany (and the EU). Yet you see them everywhere.

[wokkel]

On US based sites mostly in my experience: privacy and user consent are pretty low on the priority list it seems.

[jt2190]

They don’t have YouTube “influencers” in Germany?

[LinXitoW]

Every kind of advertisement has to be disclosed, and generally is. Even just free gifts without any strings attached have to be clearly declared so.