Dive in to some of our deeper research and analysis on the harms of public space advertising. Below you’ll find reports, pamphlets, blogs and back episodes of the Adfree Cities podcast, Better Without Billboards.

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Adfree Cities research

First of its kind research finds a clear link between outdoor advertising locations and health and wealth inequalities.

Explore the research and take action here.

How outdoor advertising shapes our lives

Bad Publicity is a series of guest blogs by academics in fields from psychology to public health examining the ways in which outdoor advertising affects every aspect of our lives.

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What’s wrong with outdoor advertising?

Advertising impacts on so many aspects of our lives, from mental health to sexism and body image, local economy and light pollution.

Browse our free to download pamphlets here.

Read our reports

Our reports dig into the hidden side of advertising and explore the far-reaching ways in which it impacts our lives.

We also bring to light the regulatory environment in which advertising operates.

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Listen to our podcast

Better Without Billbaords, the Adfree Cities podcast series, discusses the harms of advertising in public spaces and how we can fight back.

Listen to all episodes here or on Acast, Spotify and YouTube.