@feld
The greater Fediverse does need to come to some sort of consensus on acceptable ads and how to handle them... But personally I don't at all mind having corporate presences here for customer interaction. I don't even mind a company touting their products/services on their own timeline, or people sharing those posts organically. But I definitely am opposed to paid ad placements.
I think it's fine if someone I follow really likes a product or service and wants to share info from them - word-of-mouth advertising, in essence - I just don't want companies to be able to pay to shove crap in my face like they can on Twitter.