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Campaign to reclaim public space from outdoor corporate advertising for the benefit of citizens and visitors to the capital city of Wales. Part of the @adfreecities.bsky.social network. #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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🚨 PLANNING ALERT! 🚨
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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New poster I designed for a Brandalism campaign in support of MakeAmazonPay.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New poster I designed for a Brandalism campaign in support of MakeAmazonPay.com
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Planning application alert in #Cardiff 📢 Stop this huge screen from distracting drivers & causing unnecessary light pollution - OBJECT NOW!
🚨 PLANNING ALERT! 🚨
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Planning application alert in #Cardiff 📢 Stop this huge screen from distracting drivers & causing unnecessary light pollution - OBJECT NOW!
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"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
Take a look and share this, #Cardiff #Caerdydd people! A vital opportunity to oppose energy-sapping public advertising in #Adamsdown #Roath #Plasnewydd.
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social @cardiffgreenparty.bsky.social @foecymrucydd.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social @cardiffgreenparty.bsky.social @foecymrucydd.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
🚨 PLANNING ALERT! 🚨
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Take a look and share this, #Cardiff #Caerdydd people! A vital opportunity to oppose energy-sapping public advertising in #Adamsdown #Roath #Plasnewydd.
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social @cardiffgreenparty.bsky.social @foecymrucydd.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social @cardiffgreenparty.bsky.social @foecymrucydd.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
🚨 PLANNING ALERT! 🚨
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🚨 PLANNING ALERT! 🚨
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Proposed new ad board near the junction of Newport Road & Albany Road in #Roath #Plasnewydd #Adamsdown. It would be MASSIVE - see guide below, as tall as three people.
Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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If a company makes $16bn a year from advertising what it knows to be fraudulent products, that company is engaged in organised crime.
This piece suggests Meta is dragging its heels on reducing the (very large) number of scam ads on its services because they're concerned it will materially hurt revenue (the article estimates they make as much as $16bn a year from scam ads)
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If a company makes $16bn a year from advertising what it knows to be fraudulent products, that company is engaged in organised crime.
This from @openrightsgroup.org is well worth a read on the potential for cookie consent rules in the UK to be softened. Plenty of benefits to advertisers, but huge dangers to consumers concerned with #DataProtection and #privacy.
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-fut...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-fut...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Is cookie consent going to change in the UK?
Open Rights Group convened a stakeholder roundtable on the future of adtech and cookie consent requirements in the UK following the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) consultation on a new enforc...
www.openrightsgroup.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This from @openrightsgroup.org is well worth a read on the potential for cookie consent rules in the UK to be softened. Plenty of benefits to advertisers, but huge dangers to consumers concerned with #DataProtection and #privacy.
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-fut...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-fut...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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Reducing the influence of advertising will help create healthier food environments and enable the shift towards a more sustainable, just food system - as highlighted by the new EAT-Lancet report, a major scientific analysis of our global food system:
adfreecities.org.uk/2025/11/eat-...
adfreecities.org.uk/2025/11/eat-...
EAT-Lancet 2025 has a vision for a fairer food system (without advertising) - Adfree Cities
The new EAT-Lancet report was published earlier this month, with a refreshed analysis of the global food system and how we might achieve a healthy diet for all which stays within planetary boundaries....
adfreecities.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Reducing the influence of advertising will help create healthier food environments and enable the shift towards a more sustainable, just food system - as highlighted by the new EAT-Lancet report, a major scientific analysis of our global food system:
adfreecities.org.uk/2025/11/eat-...
adfreecities.org.uk/2025/11/eat-...
Spotted earlier in #Cardiff #Caerdydd on a junk food advert.
@darrencullen.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
@darrencullen.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Spotted earlier in #Cardiff #Caerdydd on a junk food advert.
@darrencullen.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
@darrencullen.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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📣 Big news for safer, fairer streets in Cardiff! 🚙
Cardiff Council has voted to introduce fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city 🙌
#carspreading
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Cardiff Council has voted to introduce fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city 🙌
#carspreading
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
City council approves plans to make SUV drivers pay more for parking
Cardiff Council will increase the cost of parking permits for owners of sports utility vehicles or cars weighing more than 2,400kg.
www.independent.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
📣 Big news for safer, fairer streets in Cardiff! 🚙
Cardiff Council has voted to introduce fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city 🙌
#carspreading
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Cardiff Council has voted to introduce fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city 🙌
#carspreading
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Another good piece about the decision by Cardiff Council to increase regulation of public advertising in #Cardiff #Caerdydd. Lots of good progress has been made, plenty still to do!
nation.cymru/news/a-welsh...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
nation.cymru/news/a-welsh...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
A Welsh council's new policy will restrict the advertisement of junk food, vapes, and petrol and diesel vehicles
A Welsh council’s move to restrict adverts for junk food and other products in public spaces has been welcomed by campaigners but they said the new policy could go further. Cardiff Council became the ...
nation.cymru
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Another good piece about the decision by Cardiff Council to increase regulation of public advertising in #Cardiff #Caerdydd. Lots of good progress has been made, plenty still to do!
nation.cymru/news/a-welsh...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
nation.cymru/news/a-welsh...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Nicie piece about @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social further restricting advertising in the city. We're really pleased to see progress on this issue after years of campaigning. Plenty left to do, but it's a huge step forwards.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Cardiff council bans junk food adverts from council property
The policy is focused on sustainability and promoting healthy food and drink.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nicie piece about @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social further restricting advertising in the city. We're really pleased to see progress on this issue after years of campaigning. Plenty left to do, but it's a huge step forwards.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Get - and we really can't stress this strongly enough - into the fucking sea.
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#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Samsung has rolled out a software update to its smart fridges that will display ads, despite saying they had "no plans" to do so. We're headed for a future where you will have to pay extra for appliances without ads.
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
www.theverge.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Get - and we really can't stress this strongly enough - into the fucking sea.
bsky.app/profile/evac...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Encouraging to see a report going to @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social's Cabinet today to further restrict public advertising in the city...
cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s8...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social
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#Cardiff #Caerdydd
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social
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cardiff.moderngov.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Encouraging to see a report going to @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social's Cabinet today to further restrict public advertising in the city...
cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s8...
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social
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#Cardiff #Caerdydd
@adfreecities.bsky.social @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the Vale of Glamorgan for becoming the first local authority in #Wales to introduce an Advertising & Sponsorship Protocol which restricts 'junk food', gambling & payday loans to protect the public health of local communities 🥳 Which Welsh Council will be next?...
Not #Cardiff #Caerdydd, but great to see this down the road in the #ValeOfGlamorgan, where the council have agreed to push ahead with plans to ban unhealthy food adverts in certain public spaces. Da iawn!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Vale of Glamorgan council ban on junk food ads to go ahead
There will be a ban on unhealthy food adverts being advertised in certain public spaces and the council website.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations to the Vale of Glamorgan for becoming the first local authority in #Wales to introduce an Advertising & Sponsorship Protocol which restricts 'junk food', gambling & payday loans to protect the public health of local communities 🥳 Which Welsh Council will be next?...
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Do you live in Cardiff and want to see fewer harmful ads? Tell your councillor to support a stronger ad policy for Cardiff.
⚠️ HELP NEEDED!
Soon @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social will consider a new Advertising Policy banning ads for fossil fuel cars, gambling & alcohol on council sites. Write to your councillor to ask for their support!
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Soon @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social will consider a new Advertising Policy banning ads for fossil fuel cars, gambling & alcohol on council sites. Write to your councillor to ask for their support!
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
September 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do you live in Cardiff and want to see fewer harmful ads? Tell your councillor to support a stronger ad policy for Cardiff.
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Who watches the watchdog? Erm... no-one, apparently. We submitted a joint complaint to the ASA about their own misleading adverts, along with our @badvertising.bsky.social partners. The ASA won't investigate it. So who will?
We asked the UK advertising watchdog, the ASA, to investigate its own ads for being misleading. Then, to use the universal language of clickbait, this happened (they said their own rules didn't apply to them)
@badvertising.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2025/sep/09/...
@badvertising.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2025/sep/09/...
The watchdog living beyond its rules
Advertising regulator in Britain asked to investigate its own adverts...
theecologist.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Who watches the watchdog? Erm... no-one, apparently. We submitted a joint complaint to the ASA about their own misleading adverts, along with our @badvertising.bsky.social partners. The ASA won't investigate it. So who will?
Not #Cardiff #Caerdydd, but great to see this down the road in the #ValeOfGlamorgan, where the council have agreed to push ahead with plans to ban unhealthy food adverts in certain public spaces. Da iawn!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Vale of Glamorgan council ban on junk food ads to go ahead
There will be a ban on unhealthy food adverts being advertised in certain public spaces and the council website.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Not #Cardiff #Caerdydd, but great to see this down the road in the #ValeOfGlamorgan, where the council have agreed to push ahead with plans to ban unhealthy food adverts in certain public spaces. Da iawn!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
⚠️ HELP NEEDED!
Soon @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social will consider a new Advertising Policy banning ads for fossil fuel cars, gambling & alcohol on council sites. Write to your councillor to ask for their support!
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Soon @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social will consider a new Advertising Policy banning ads for fossil fuel cars, gambling & alcohol on council sites. Write to your councillor to ask for their support!
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
⚠️ HELP NEEDED!
Soon @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social will consider a new Advertising Policy banning ads for fossil fuel cars, gambling & alcohol on council sites. Write to your councillor to ask for their support!
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
Soon @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social will consider a new Advertising Policy banning ads for fossil fuel cars, gambling & alcohol on council sites. Write to your councillor to ask for their support!
actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
@adfreecities.bsky.social
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
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We are at the Peers For Gambling Reform summit today - Will from @endgamblingads.bsky.social highlights the 90+ councils who already ban gambling ads because they understand the impact they have on local communities. But we really need a NATIONAL BAN to protect people from gambling harms
September 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We are at the Peers For Gambling Reform summit today - Will from @endgamblingads.bsky.social highlights the 90+ councils who already ban gambling ads because they understand the impact they have on local communities. But we really need a NATIONAL BAN to protect people from gambling harms
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The good people at @cleancitiescampaign.org are campaigning against large 4x4s in #Cardiff #Caerdydd - and they need your support!
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Sign our petition to Cardiff Council
We're collecting signatures to call on Cardiff Council to introduce fairer parking charges based on the size of the car to reduce congestion and road danger.
www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The good people at @cleancitiescampaign.org are campaigning against large 4x4s in #Cardiff #Caerdydd - and they need your support!
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
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Examples of private advertising in public spaces being normalised, number 3,537:
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
August 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Examples of private advertising in public spaces being normalised, number 3,537:
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
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🌿 What if Cardiff became a National Park City?
Plans are underway for Cardiff to be Wales’ first, but your help is needed! 💚
👉 Find out more and have your say at community events this autumn (dates in poster ⬇️).
#NationalParkCity #Cardiff #HaveYourSay
Plans are underway for Cardiff to be Wales’ first, but your help is needed! 💚
👉 Find out more and have your say at community events this autumn (dates in poster ⬇️).
#NationalParkCity #Cardiff #HaveYourSay
September 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🌿 What if Cardiff became a National Park City?
Plans are underway for Cardiff to be Wales’ first, but your help is needed! 💚
👉 Find out more and have your say at community events this autumn (dates in poster ⬇️).
#NationalParkCity #Cardiff #HaveYourSay
Plans are underway for Cardiff to be Wales’ first, but your help is needed! 💚
👉 Find out more and have your say at community events this autumn (dates in poster ⬇️).
#NationalParkCity #Cardiff #HaveYourSay
The good people at @cleancitiescampaign.org are campaigning against large 4x4s in #Cardiff #Caerdydd - and they need your support!
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Sign our petition to Cardiff Council
We're collecting signatures to call on Cardiff Council to introduce fairer parking charges based on the size of the car to reduce congestion and road danger.
www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The good people at @cleancitiescampaign.org are campaigning against large 4x4s in #Cardiff #Caerdydd - and they need your support!
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Examples of private advertising in public spaces being normalised, number 3,537:
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
August 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Examples of private advertising in public spaces being normalised, number 3,537:
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd
"The new screen... will display travel updates and public announcements, while also generating revenue through advertising partnerships"
news.tfw.wales/news/wales-l...
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd