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Help stop advertising being written out of planning rules I know we talk about the planning system a lot (some say not enough) but it’s central to our mission at Adfree Cities. We want councils and communities to be empowered to decide when and whether they want adverts in their public spaces, and a robust, democratic planning system is…Continue reading Updates from Adfree Cities, February 2026
Adfree Cities submitted a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against adverts for McDonald’s Big Arch. You can read our complaint here.UPDATE: The ASA has confirmed that they will not be investigating our complaint – showing that under the current weak national regulations, corporations like McDonald’s are free to advertise excessively unhealthy food in…Continue reading Advertising doesn’t help you choose – it limits you (and that’s the point)