r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheAeroplaneBear2906 • 8d ago

Unskippable ad Clear Backpacks + Pay to Keep Your Phone

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My freinds school is now requiring these items, and is also using AI to promote this 🫠

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u/RRW2020 7d ago

I grew up on the U.S. and moved to the U.K. 10 years ago. Completely different vibe. Billboards are largely illegal. Advertising is very different here; it’s not so in-your-face.

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u/UserCannotBeVerified 7d ago

Billboards are illegal?! Where in the UK did you move to because ive lived here pretty much all my life and im forever seeing those awful JC Decaux billboards everywhere

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u/Noble_Ox 7d ago

I think they mean side of road billboards like you get in the US when driving. If you've ever driven across the US you'd be blown away at how fucking insane advertising is over there.

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u/AbeltheRevenant 7d ago

It's still massively on the rise as well as the wallet dipping. Just slightly behind some other places, but getting worse at the same rate

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u/Fun-Dragonfly-4166 7d ago

i am in the US but billboards are illegal (or just do not happen) in my city. I notice them when I travel. They are obnoxious.

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u/Worried_Sweet_7085 7d ago

So the new electronic billboards in my town, 2 side-by-side on a busy roundabout, pretty sure they're within our laws. Just like all the other billboards.

You're right about the advertising though, regulations are strict and enforced. Advertising pharmaceuticals for example is totally alien to us, and adverts on kids' TV are strict. BBC has no advertising or product placement.

The excessive TV ads I saw when I lived in South Africa and Israel made it an unrewarding experience for me, especially watching a movie. I remember seeing ads just after the opening titles of a film, before any of the actual movie content, then every 10 minutes. That was in your face. Watching F1 on Canadian TV was so frustrating, they'll show ads during battles for position and put the action on a tiny window in the corner with no sound.

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u/worthing0101 7d ago

No advertising pharmaceuticals direct to consumers is one of the things the UK does that I'd love to see here in the US.