Why do you have to be 21

[SPAGo 98]

to go into an alcoholic website (for lack of better words)?

 

[caitycaity]

b/c they're not allowed to "advertise" to people under legal age.

 

[Princess_Aurora]

A better question would be:

How do they know that a person visiting Budwieser's webpage is over 21?

 

[SPAGo 98]

I guess I kinda understand.

But it's just kinda a double standard - why are these disallowed when magazine, TV & subway ads, etc. are fine?

 

[caitycaity]

"A better question would be:

How do they know that a person visiting Budwieser's webpage is over 21?"

they don't, and i doubt they care. all they know is you clicked that you were. legally, that covers them.

i agree about tv ads, etc. spago...

you might want to check this out:

http://www.cspinet.org/booze/liquorads/liquor_talkingpoints.htm

 

[SPAGo 98]

I think it should be the other way around. I mean, you have to go searching for an internet website. But you don't choose the TV commercials that you see. And parents can filter out booze sites, but they can't filter out the booze commercials for their own children. It's nonsensical.

Thanks for the site, Caity.

 

[catsrule]

The teenagers at the registers aren't allowed to scan beer, but they can pick it up and bag it and everything else....

 

[jimmybop]

the question is, why are u going to that web site young man????

 

[SPAGo 98]

Um, research?

 

[catsrule]

We've heard that one before.....