Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities

Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by citified on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:11PM (#38631559)

I agree that ads on ugly 10-lane highways don't really detract from anything, but this is not the case with the cities this organisation deals with. They are mostly historic, pedestrianised cities in England where (especially digital) advertising would be of serious detriment to the surroundings, which is what is being campaigned against here.

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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by hot_gril on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:17PM (#38631674)

That makes sense. I wouldn't want ads or anything else ugly in a historic area, but also this is normally something you combat locally. It seems like this site targets an oddly broad audience.

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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by Symbiote on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:36PM (#38633053)

A lot of people in Britain live in, work in or regularly visit a historic area.

However, I think they're targeting everywhere in the UK, historic or not.

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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by legitster on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:13PM (#38633540)

I can totally see not wanting ads in historic areas, but on their website you can see them protesting billboards in industrial sections and freeway underpasses and the like.

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Re:Adfree Cities: for happier, healthier cities by hot_gril on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:35PM (#38633792)

Man, this site almost looks like an intentional distraction from real pollution-fighting measures.

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