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What could a movement to directly punish advertisers look like? Ones who pass a certain threshold of ruining the venue they're sponsoring or generally worsen a community, online or off. Why do they get a pass, no matter how far they encroach on ruining environments and institutions?
For example, my state doesn't have billboards, because they're illegal here and that law is well-enforced. That's a method of "punishing advertisers" who would go too far toward ruining our views.
I'm not sure what a legal, non-governmental solution would look like. Consumer boycotts can work, but are hard to organize and sustain. Egging their offices? Tar and feathers? Oh, wait, I said legal...
The billboard ads on buildings shown in the article are also 2d. They look really bad in person unless you close one eye and watch exactly at the intended perspective (or instagram it with a misleading “omg wow new 3d billboards” caption as many do).
Ok, it's not real 3D, but only fake 3D. It looks annoying and dangerous anyway.
I assume I wasn't the only one to have this problem, because they were gone by the next time I went shopping.
That said, there are so many drivers already distracted by their phones and 'infotainment' systems that I don't know if obnoxious advertisements will make things any worse.