Factuality is what determines if something is a legitimate promotion or propaganda. Ad showing cigarette smoking as a cool and hip thing to do is propaganda, while an ad showing the horrific effects of smoking narrated by a cancer survivor is a legitimate attempt at promotion of a healthy life choice.
Actually, no. Look at this:
Those Politically Incorrect 1970s Bubble Gum Cigarettes
When I was younger, this is what they sold in regular stores. It wasn't considered propaganda because they weren't hiding the fact what they sold was actually bubble gum that looked like cigarettes'. Propaganda doesn't follow liability rules as advertising does.
Also, this type of advertisement isn't politically motivated *whether good or bad intentions.*
For example
The Republican anti-vax delusion
It's specifically about selling a product-marketing.
Advertisers Want you to know about their products.
However, there are mask products that says on the box those particular masks weren't affective in preventing virus spread (they have to say that for liability reasons), but you can't find it on Google unless it's put in an anti-vax light-therefore censored. However, if you go to a CVS pharmacy store or like store that sells these masks you'll see the disclaimer as clear as day. Propaganda will treat this as "misinformation" and censor it, while advertisers say this Fact/disclaimer so people Can read it and so they won't be sued.
The thing is, though, Sayak83, although I disagree with propaganda, why would that be wrong from a provaxxer view when its successful in getting people vaccinated?