It May Look Like Advertising, But Look Closer And You’ll See What It Really Is

For the past two years, artists across the United Kingdom have been doing something bold … and illegal. They perform these “takeovers” where they remove existing advertisements from bus stops and replace them with messages that are non-sponsored and speak directly to the people who use the streets. It’s not for promotion — the point…

A reminder to read your terms and conditions, by Ankles:


Some commentary on our hypocritical financial world, by Shift/Delete:

Don’t forget that hashtags are just digital pixels, not real change, by Paul Insect:

Question how the products you consume are tested, by Hannah Adamaszek:

Drawing attention to the fracking in Spain, by Vinz Feel Free:

Letting folks know about the positive things you can do every day, by Know Hope:

And here’s a video of the artists in action:

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