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Bangalore did this for the last 2 years, albeit for a different reason. BBMP (the civic body) took down thousands of billboards and hoardings over weeks, and wh
by captn3m0 5y ago
Bangalore did this for the last 2 years, albeit for a different reason. BBMP (the civic body) took down thousands of billboards and hoardings over weeks, and while there were violations, Bangalore was (for the last 2 years or so) a city with adblock.
Unfortunately, the ban was struck down by the court this year in August, so we're going back.
For what it's worth, the ban was called out as great by various citizen activist groups[0], even if the reason it happened was quite political.
A few links:
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bbmp-bans-all-types-of-outdoor-ads-for-a-year/articleshow/65302851.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio...
- https://www.myhoardings.com/blog/ban-on-bangalore-hoardings-squashed-by-high-court/ https://www.myhoardings.com/blog/ban-on-bangalore-hoardings-...
[0]: https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/bbmp-bangalore-illegal-hoardings-are-back-28052 https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/bbmp-bangalore-illegal-h...
- perryizgr8 5y agoI live in bangalore. I found the ad ban extremely irritating, because they took down the billboards, but left torn cloth or plastic sheets in place! It even empty boards. It was looking so ugly everywhere. I'd rather see the ads. At least advertisers try to make their billboards look aesthetically pleasing. I do agree that it becomes excessive in some places. I feel that public (taxpayer funded) infrastructure should not have any ads.