ABSTRACT

Principles for responsible advertising and marketing over the Internet, World Wide Web, on-line services and electronic networks

Introduction

The global promise of new communications technologies has become a subject of great public interest, as businesses and governments discuss the best ways of introducing these technologies and of sharing with consumers the benefits they offer. By marrying the user-friendliness of the computer/television screen to the instantaneous transmission of telecommunications, these technologies are providing a new means for the delivery of information, entertainment and business services, bringing consumers and business closer together. Consumers are being empowered, more than ever before, to dialogue with producers and to precisely express their particular needs and desires.