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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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Urgh, how depressing. Think we objected to that one too.

06.03.2026 10:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only just clocked that this application for a huge digital billboard on the junction of Albany Road & Newport Road in #Roath / #Plasnewydd was REFUSED following our objection. Well done, all! ๐Ÿฅณ

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#Cardiff #Caerdydd

05.03.2026 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Daily Mail criticised for falsely portraying Cardiff as a crime hot-spot Martin Shipton The Daily Mail has been criticised after portraying Cardiff as a crime-ridden city where violence is commonplace. In a double-page spread, the right-wing English paper states: โ€œIn moder...

Daily Mail criticised for falsely portraying Cardiff as a crime hot-spot
nation.cymru/news/daily-m...

27.02.2026 09:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quick reminder about a couple of new planning applications for advertising sites in #Grangetown - spread the word!

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#Cardiff #Caerdydd
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01.02.2026 17:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More applications for ads in #Cardiff - if you live, work or play there support @adblockcardiff.bsky.social by sending in objections to show that these neighbourhoods are #BetterWithoutBillboards

02.02.2026 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha, superb.

02.02.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quick reminder about a couple of new planning applications for advertising sites in #Grangetown - spread the word!

@cardiffcivicsoc.bsky.social
@adfreecities.bsky.social

#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

01.02.2026 17:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two more proposed public advertising sites for you to oppose, both of them in #Grangetown... Get those objections in, folks!

1๏ธโƒฃ - Sloper Road: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...

2๏ธโƒฃ - Corporation Road: www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...

#Cardiff #Caerdydd
#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead

30.01.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Publications โ€” Cardiff Civic Society

CCS has published its manifesto for the 2026 Senedd elections
www.cardiffcivicsociety.org/publications

16.01.2026 09:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ ADVERT APPLICATION ALERT! ๐Ÿšจ

Plans have been submitted for a massive new ad screen on North Road, next to the Maindy leisure centre. Details below. Lodge an objection ASAP!

www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...

#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd #Cathays #Gabalfa

14.12.2025 10:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I had limited expectations of Keir Starmer, but if you'd told me 18 months ago that he, as a former DPP, would behave as if the mass production of on-demand child porn was not a matter for urgent criminal investigation, I would've been amazed. It's such a basic moral test to fail for a PM.

09.01.2026 08:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Perfectly put. Why do we allow the advertising industry to try and manipulate us in this way?!?

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08.01.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A planning application for a โ€˜digital communication kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising displayโ€™

A planning application for a โ€˜digital communication kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising displayโ€™

A digital advertising screen masquerading as a public service. This is more public space sacrificed to private profit, driving consumerism in a time of climate emergency

vogonline.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Dis...

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22.12.2025 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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There's an interesting titbit in this article by the chief executive of Vale of Glamorgan Council. Their ban on advertising unhealthy foods, rather than leading to a LOSS in revenue, actually BOOSTED it!

www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/wel...

#Cymru #Wales #ValeOfGlamorgan
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16.12.2025 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Calling all #Cardiff Adblockers - here is another sneaky application just in time for #Christmas ๐ŸŽ Get objecting to keep your public spaces free from ads โœ…

15.12.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any help to spread the word, encourage people to object, and STOP this energy-sapping ad-spewing nonsense would be appreciated.

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14.12.2025 10:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ ADVERT APPLICATION ALERT! ๐Ÿšจ

Plans have been submitted for a massive new ad screen on North Road, next to the Maindy leisure centre. Details below. Lodge an objection ASAP!

www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess...

#AdvertisingShitsInYourHead
#Cardiff #Caerdydd #Cathays #Gabalfa

14.12.2025 10:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Crikey, only just seen this! Not sure how it slipped under our radar... Just posting an objection now and will post shortly about how others can lodge theirs.

14.12.2025 10:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Giving this another plug for any #Caerdydd #Cardiff people who want to object to plans for a massive advert screen by Newport Road, for zero public benefit. Let's keep this stuff off our streets!

#Adamsdown #Plasnewydd #Roath
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21.11.2025 11:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ PLANNING ALERT! ๐Ÿšจ

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

16.11.2025 17:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Subvertised fake Amazon ad on a London street. Photo of Amazon echo/Alexa device with the headline: "At Amazon we don't just listen to our customers... We spy on them"

Subvertised fake Amazon ad on a London street. Photo of Amazon echo/Alexa device with the headline: "At Amazon we don't just listen to our customers... We spy on them"

Body text: "Amazon is the world leading provider of your domestic surveillance data to police and security services. From your Ringยฎ๏ธ camera observing you and your neighbours, to your Echoยฎ๏ธ device recording everything you and your family say...

"But don't worry, we don't just spy on our customers, our staff are among the most surveilled workforce in human history, and our racial recognition technology is now used by everyone from the Pentagon and ICE to the Israeli military."

Body text: "Amazon is the world leading provider of your domestic surveillance data to police and security services. From your Ringยฎ๏ธ camera observing you and your neighbours, to your Echoยฎ๏ธ device recording everything you and your family say... "But don't worry, we don't just spy on our customers, our staff are among the most surveilled workforce in human history, and our racial recognition technology is now used by everyone from the Pentagon and ICE to the Israeli military."

New poster I designed for a Brandalism campaign in support of MakeAmazonPay.com

18.11.2025 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Planning application alert in #Cardiff ๐Ÿ“ข Stop this huge screen from distracting drivers & causing unnecessary light pollution - OBJECT NOW!

17.11.2025 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"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."

17.11.2025 11:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 284 ๐Ÿ” 85 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

17.11.2025 10:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿšจ PLANNING ALERT! ๐Ÿšจ

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

16.11.2025 17:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

If a company makes $16bn a year from advertising what it knows to be fraudulent products, that company is engaged in organised crime.

06.11.2025 12:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 Commissionerโ€™s Office (ICO) consultation on a new enforc...

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...

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04.11.2025 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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....

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-...

03.11.2025 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spotted earlier in #Cardiff #Caerdydd on a junk food advert.

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29.10.2025 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Big news for safer, fairer streets in Cardiff! ๐Ÿš™

Cardiff Council has voted to introduce fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city ๐Ÿ™Œ

#carspreading

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

16.10.2025 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1