On: UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

[amelius]

Can we have one or several months without ads of any kind?

Perhaps then we can appreciate a world without ads more.

It might also reduce the environmental burden of overconsumption.

[dylan604 → amelius]

It is amazing when you visit a city that has banned billboards especially when coming from one that does not.

It's the same (opposite) feeling you get when watching an ad free streaming service and the switch to live TV or Prime. Which is just like switching to a browser with out uBO.

If society went 30 days with a universal uBO experience, I think all wars would end, cats & dogs sleeping together, shields would become plow. You know, basically peace on earth.

[Fnoord → dylan604]

Every once in a while I end up with a browser without adblocker. It baffles me how anyone would want to use the WWW like that. I cannot fathom, they're missing out, but at the end: those people plus the ones paying for services (which is sometimes me) are financing the platforms.

[kjkjadksj → Fnoord]

Well, allegedly funding their platforms. Not all ads convert.

[petesergeant → amelius]

Move to the UK and only watch the BBC, and yes

[aembleton → petesergeant]

Plenty of guests on shows promoting a new film or book. We still have billboards advertising stuff.

[b800h → petesergeant]

That's not ad-free. You have to put up with ads for a load of BBC programmes which will almost inevitably contain a slew of progressive messaging.

[tonyedgecombe → b800h]

The BBC is ad free in the UK.

[b800h → tonyedgecombe]

The BBC is free from adverts from people other than the BBC.

Notice I said: "ads for a load of BBC programmes"

[Fnoord → tonyedgecombe]

Not whole UK, as they've been banning VPNs from iPlayer.

[alecco → amelius]

IMHO the only way they'll pay attention if enough of us turn it all off.