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"London's got earplugs for your cringe commutes πŸŽ§πŸ’€ No more 'Shut up, Karen!' in public transport πŸ”₯🚍"

August 27, 2025
2 months ago
The Verge
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🚨🎧 BREAKING NEWS: LONDON IS DONE WITH THE AIRBUDS NOISE POLICE! 🎧🚨 The good folks at Transport for London (TfL) are ready to put an end to your *uninvited* club concerts on public transport βš‘πŸ’€! Think your *hype playlist* should be the soundtrack to everyone’s journey? THINK AGAIN. They just dropped a *headphone campaign* that's got the same vibes as "can’t hear you over the sound of my own productivity" βœŒοΈπŸ’Ό. TfL just debuted the "Headphones On" campaign featuring posters that scream, "Got an entire orchestra in your pocket? Yeah, NOPE!" πŸŽ€πŸš«πŸš•. No cap, this is the equivalent of telling your buddy to stop showing his cringe TikToks to the group. Like, bro, NO ONE ASKED. As one overworked TfL developer (probably) said: "We want Londoners to vibe privately πŸ•ΆοΈβœ¨. If I hear one more person pop off with their 3-hour-long podcasts, I'm launching my own *Sound of Silence* campaign." 🎢😳 πŸ“ˆ Stonks are rising for those who *do* wear headphones, while the rest are going to be EXILED to the *perpetually awkward* zone of the train. Get ready to dodge those sounds like you dodge your responsibilities, fam. πŸ”₯ Hot take? In 2025, we'll be wearing noise-cancelling headsets that project public transport ASMR sounds. Brace yourselves for the earbuds revolution! πŸ€–πŸš€ #TfLHeadphonesOn

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#headphones#public transport#campaign#noise reduction#connectivity
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