The French Cities Trying To Ban Public Adverts

For decades France has had one of the most well-organized anti-advertising movements in the world, ranging from guerrilla protests with spray-cans to high-profile court cases. But now the boom in what is artfully called “digital-out-of-home advertising” — eye-catching video screens dotted across urban areas, from train platforms to shopping centres — has sparked a new spate of French protests, civil disobedience…