One man's elevator ad rebellion

一人之电梯广告叛乱

Round Table China

2025-12-05

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A universal key. Over a hundred muted screens in Shanghai. A debatable, possibly illegal act that went viral—and exposed a deep, shared frustration: the elevator ads no one asked for and no one can escape. In the shared space of an elevator, who gets the final say? / Round Table's Happy Place (17:17)! On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Yushun
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • You're listening to Roundtable.

  • I'm Yohan Lin with Steve and Yixuan, a universal key that can open the control box of elevator ads.

  • Over 100 silent screens.

  • A debatable or possibly illegal move.

  • That is the storyline behind a viral moment in Shanghai this fall,

  • but also a spark that has re-ignite a long-standing public irritation.

  • Elevator adds that many residents never approved and can never avoid.

  • When frustration meets legal ambiguity, the question becomes,

  • where exactly do personal rights, commercial rights, and So community rights intersect.

  • And who gets the final say?

  • And we welcome you to our happy place where we share something that has put a smile on our face during the past week.

  • Hopefully it will do the same for you.

  • But first...

  • Elevator rides used to be the city's last pocket of peace.

  • Now, they are a miniature Times Square,

  • minus the excitement, but with the same amount of flashing screens.

  • So, when one college student decided to shut down noise pollution one elevator at a time,

  • the internet cheered, though lawyers front.