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

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

Get - and we really can't stress this strongly enough - into the fucking sea. bsky.app/profile/evac... #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 🧵 1/5

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?...

Do you live in Cardiff and want to see fewer harmful ads? Tell your councillor to support a stronger ad policy for Cardiff.

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

⚠️ 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

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

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/

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

🌿 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

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/

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

Great to see this in the Vale of Glamorgan. More and more Welsh councils are taking such steps - but wouldn't it be great to see parties campaigning for a national ban at next year's Senedd election? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @adfreecities.bsky.social #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Sigh. Application to cover up some unique and artistic graffiti on Westgate Street, #Cardiff / #Caerdydd with advertising boards. Granted, the graffiti is promoting a takeaway - but at least it's interesting! Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess... #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Sigh. Application to cover up some unique and artistic graffiti on Westgate Street, #Cardiff / #Caerdydd with advertising boards. Granted, the graffiti is promoting a takeaway - but at least it's interesting! Object here: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess... #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Great to see this in the Vale of Glamorgan. More and more Welsh councils are taking such steps - but wouldn't it be great to see parties campaigning for a national ban at next year's Senedd election? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @adfreecities.bsky.social #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Did a new one

"I'm not lovin' it" says this thought-provoking cow mural by artist Louis Michel. The manager of the McDonald's opposite wasn't loving it either, and threatened legal action. Are they scared that people might stop and think about the reality behind their marketing? realmedia.press/mcdonalds-mu...

Advertising and sponsorship help drive the dangerous rise in SUVs, which are 82% more likely to kill children. So along with @cleancitiescampaign.org @mumsforlungs.bsky.social & others we're calling on @wimbledonltc.bsky.social to drop their SUV sponsors. www.londondaily.news/call-to-drop...

Live from Parliament: Great to see @carladenyer.bsky.social quote our research on the links between outdoor advertising and inequality, and calling for national interventions on harmful advertising including gambling ads, given local councils' limited powers to address the harms

Live from Parliament: it's frustrating to see some MPs pointing to existing regulation to address miselading and harmful advertising, when we know from our own engagement with the ASA that regulation is failing to do this: adfreecities.org.uk/tag/asa/. We need government to act.

We're live at the debate in Parliament on fossil fuel advertising and bringing you updates as they happen! @jacobcolliermp.bsky.social says of fossil fuel advertising that “We’re now in an era of compliant deception” and points to the harmful positive associations created through sports sponsorship

Big digital billboards can emit 11 homes' worth of energy and cause harmful light pollution - but local authorities aren't allowed to take this into account when deciding whether to allow them to be built. This week I called for this to be changed #BetterWithoutBillboards @adfreecities.bsky.social‬

Look at this fawning guff. We're being told what to think here - "this is the GOOD kind of military parade, folks, not the HORRIBLE kind that our enemies might hold..." #everydaymilitarism #militarism #pacifism #ukpolitics #ukpol #troopingthecolour #notmyking

A palate cleanser for you. We sometimes criticise Cardiff Council on this account, but credit where it's due. Their efforts on tree planting over recent years have been exceptionally good, and it's wonderful to see so many young trees in our parks and green spaces. More of this, please! 🌲🌳🍃🌲🌳🍃

A good piece in today's Guardian about the marketing of 4x4 vehicles and the danger that they pose to children. Good to see #Cardiff #Caerdydd mentioned as one of the cities trying to fight back. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Billboards & ad screens block our pavements, distract drivers & fill our streets with ads for junk food, gambling & other polluting products. We stand with our allies @adfreecities.bsky.social to fight against intrusive outdoor adverts. Click here to find out more👉 actionnetwork.org/letters/bett...

These reforms would be England-only, but do support @adfreecities.bsky.social & @carladenyer.bsky.social's campaign if you're east of Offa's Dyke. Let's get pointless, energy-sapping ad screens removed from our streets! #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Huge swathes of Bute Park being fenced off from the public for large chunks of the coming month - including Blackweir Bridge being closed off for at least four afternoons / evenings. Public park, private profit. 💰 @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social #Cardiff #Caerdydd #ButePark #ParcBute

Also, why don't you become an #Adspotter on your walk to school this week - see what ads you can spot on the way & use it as an opportunity to start a conversation with your kids about advertising adfreecities.org.uk/adspotters/

It's #WalkToSchoolWeek & we are looking forward to our 'walkshop' with @adblockbristol.bsky.social at the @livingstreets.bsky.social Walking Summit in #Bristol on June 3 - find out more here: www.livingstreets.org.uk/get-involved...

Had a very comprehensive and very swift response from the council's cabinet member for parks to say this issue will be looked into. Further updates to follow, but reassuring to read. #Cardiff #Caerdydd #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

We've written to the council's Cabinet Member for Parks to ask what steps can be taken to prevent the annual despoilment of our city by unwanted, unnecessary and unsanctioned advertising by a company already making a profit from an event on OUR land. #Cardiff #Caerdydd #AdvertisingsShitsInYourHead

We've written to the council's Cabinet Member for Parks to ask what steps can be taken to prevent the annual despoilment of our city by unwanted, unnecessary and unsanctioned advertising by a company already making a profit from an event on OUR land. #Cardiff #Caerdydd #AdvertisingsShitsInYourHead

A nice use of space that would otherwise be used to advertise shit we don’t need - instead, it has been repurposed to provide an altogether more wholesome message. #advertisingshitsinyourhead #cardiff #caerdydd #Gabalfa

It's the time of year when these appear again, without permission, on public land, and rarely removed afterwards by the organisers (despite their promises). If you see any, please remove them. Hope it pisses down with rain for their stupid festival. #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead #Cardiff #Caerdydd

Reminder: #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

An old article, but an evergreen reminder that the advertising industry prey on poor and vulnerable communities. Fight back! www.theguardian.com/media/2024/m... @adfreecities.bsky.social @adblockbristol.bsky.social #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Incredible that no-one in Cardiff Council saw this row coming. It should have been obvious that it'd look like the council was endorsing a religion. Scrap all advertising sites, they offer nothing of value to citizens! nation.cymru/news/cardiff... #Cardiff #Caerdydd #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

A rare but welcome example of the UK's Advertising Standards Authority actually using its muscles against big firms. Who'd have thought that people might interpret the term "compostable" as meaning "can be put in a compost bin", eh? www.theguardian.com/environment/... #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

🥳 SUCCESS! 🥳 Some nice news with which to end the week. Those big proposed ad screens which we objected to, above the #Butetown Tunnels? They've been WITHDRAWN following our objections... 💅🏻 @adfreecities.bsky.social #Cardiff #Caerdydd #CardiffBay #BaeCaerdydd #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Amazing work from @adblockcardiff.bsky.social 🥳People power can stop more digital billboards in our cities - all our communities are #BetterWithoutBillboards

🥳 SUCCESS! 🥳 Some nice news with which to end the week. Those big proposed ad screens which we objected to, above the #Butetown Tunnels? They've been WITHDRAWN following our objections... 💅🏻 @adfreecities.bsky.social #Cardiff #Caerdydd #CardiffBay #BaeCaerdydd #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

🧠 How does advertising affect what we prioritise and how we respond to social issues? Check out our latest blog and podcast episode with @ruthtaylor.bsky.social of @commoncause.bsky.social where we dissect some big brand ads! Huge thanks to Ruth for joining us 💚 adfreecities.org.uk/2025/04/sell...

This is good to see from @cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social - we need more beauty in our city! #Cardiff #Caerdydd #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

Great to see this new campaign to reclaim public spaces for children & young people - let's make sure they have places to thrive & feel included & valued (including by removing unhealthy outdoor ads!)

Proof positive that #subvertising is big and clever. #AdvertisingShitsInYourHead #OverthrowMusk