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Wow. I've always assumed that the US would have the most aggressive and terrible ads, but real-life auto-play videos are a level of evil I hadn't even imagined
by username223 11y ago
Wow. I've always assumed that the US would have the most aggressive and terrible ads, but real-life auto-play videos are a level of evil I hadn't even imagined. I can almost imagine the IAB's explanation of how blocking inter-uterine advertising is "stealing" from someone.
- LoSboccacc 11y agoWe have some like that in italy as well and they are not that bad. They are not on public spaces so they might be at least regulated. Milano train station has some However there also are bans on billboard along highways for safety reasons and on some old buildings for decency. That didn't stop renovators working on the Duomo side to make an huge billboard out of their scaffolding, however.
- vacri 11y agoAustralians will slap an ad on anything. For example, in the US, football has a ton of advertising all over the place, but the pitch is relatively neutral and there are severe limits on the advertising a player can wear. Not so here in Australia - shove advertising on the hoardings (unsuprising) on the goal posts, on the players, on the grass... and while we're at it, shove advertising on the damn football itself...
- cdubzzz 11y agoI noticed this in Bangkok. They have a nice sky train system that is cheap as shit and seemed to run well (on time, clean, not too crowded at rush times). However, all the cars have constantly looping video ads with audio. I don't know Thai so it was easy for me to tune out, but if I did and had a daily commute on those trains I think it would drive me nuts.