It is to fight terrorism. Think about the children. /s

But we're already there. Depending on where you are of course, but most main streets already do. Times Square has been (in)famous for it for decades.

I don't understand why people in this thread are panicking about living in an ad ridden dystopia when they already do.

Doesn't have to get even worse than it already is. I don't live on times square and prefer to keep it that way. I will not roll over and take it just because it's not that much worse.

I am in a playground right now with zero ads in sight. There is still plenty of room for explotation.

Times Square is a thing. At one point, people visited amusement parks to look at the light bulbs. In some way the first movers might be cute.