In recent years, advertising products by using a wide range of methods has been increasingly popular. While some people think that the government should prohibit all types of advertisements in light of useless purposes and harms to the society, I completely disagree with this view, due to its benefits such as employment opportunities and main source of information.
On the one hand, advertising has a negative impacts, not the least of which is health issues. One primary disadvantage is that the consumption of fast food, sugary and energetic beverages which contribute to serious health problems significantly reduce in a country. This can be done by limiting such kind of products’ ads. For instance, many TV channels and social media platforms give information about the locations of fast food centers and show products on the screen by leveraging celebrity endorsements to entice customers. As a result of these actions, people visit and consume fast food and drink beverages, leading to health issues such as obesity and digestive problems. Another drawback is that it helps people save their budget and avoid spending money to low-quality products. Many people can be easily manipulated by advertisers and they don’t even know how to buy products although they are not fresh and high quality. Were it not for these negative impacts, advertising would be beneficial for the society.
Notwithstanding, advertisement provoke to several benefits. One of the advantagess is that it may help avoid economic issues such as unemployment and poverty among population. For example, today, there are many manufacturing companies, restaurants, markets and other centers exploiting ads to recognize their products and there are thousands of people working for them. If they cannot draw customers, they do not need workers, thereby cutting off them, after which they encounter financial barriers, leading to poverty. Another merit of ads that they are considered main source of data, as they usually provide information about important places including education centers, hospitals and kindergartens for kids. Having heard about these places’ opportunities, parents are able to pay a visit and use their services. If the government prevents all forms of promotion, it may be detrimental to the public.
In conclusion, although the limitation of advertisements contributes to benefits such as reducing health issues and saving money, I am of the opinion that advertising helps the government to provide population with jobs and information.