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Stockholm Film Festival poster banned for using Pedro Almodóvar's lactating nipple image

Pedro Almodóvar's most recent movie, Parallel moms, has quite the eye-catching (heh) poster.
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John Lewis pulls their controversial "dancing boy" advert, but ad still lives on with new sender

The John Lewis ad with the boy dancing to Stevie Nicks attracted plenty of complaints as soon as it was released, so much so that John Lewis had to ta

"Woman = adult human female" Billboard Yanked, Mayor Apologizes

In what can only be described as the latest victory for the perpetually offended, a billboard in Wellington, New Zealand, was shown the door after les
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Oatly - It's like milk for humans / “Wow No Cow” (2021) (USA)

"It's like milk, but for huuuuuuu-mans" The song name is “Wow No Cow” and that is indeed the CEO singing it.

Chop It Down: The Kim Jong-un Billboard Fiasco

In a plot twist that could only happen in the land of dragons and leeks (Wales, for those not in the know), a 50ft billboard in Cardiff featuring Kim
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"I ❤️JK Rowling" banner temporarily back at Waverley train station, Edinburgh.

This Friday, people at Waverly train station were momentarily treated to another glimpse of the controversial "I ❤️JK Rowling" poster design

KFC in Trinidad and Tobago had to remove their Emancipation Day posts after complaints

KFC in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Emancipation Day, August 1, on their Instagram account with a piece of KFC chicken, where the shadow showed a bl

"Get a grip", the ASAI banned a Tampax ad, the ad has now gone viral, discussed everywhere

The ASAI upheld complaints that the ad contained general offense, but not that it was demeaning to women or had sexual innuendo.
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The "I ❤️JK Rowling" billboard has been removed by Network Rail Scotland

Well, that didn't take long.
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Kellie-Jay on Adland's podcast

The Adland Podcast ep 8: Kellie-Jay Keen "Woman" campaign creator on why it's so controversial.

Kellie-Jay, also known as Posie Parker, speaks with Dabitch on this episode of Adland's podcast about the "Woman" billboard campaign th

Mackmyra Whisky disputes advertising judgment by launching "Freedom Whiskey"

In Sweden, the advertising rules for alcohol are very strict.
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SAS remove their "What is Scandinavian? Nothing" commercial after backlash

That was unexpectedly fast. SAS removed their "What is Scandinavian?

Pizza billboard stating "Fat people are harder to kidnap" removed after complaints.

Banned ad of the week, sort of.
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Twitter and Wordpress banned women from their platform due to a sordid case in Canada's human rights tribunal filed by Jessica Yaniv

We reported earlier on the fact that Wordpress shut down several feminist blogs without warning, where one of the most interesting aspects of this was

Hornbach - So riecht das Frühjahr / This is what spring smells like (2019) :45 (Germany)

Hornbach knows what spring smells like. It smells like sweaty men doing difficult landscaping jobs, and fixing up the house.
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Wordpress shuts down several feminist blogs without warning.

Wordpress hosting, wich is run by the folks at Automattic, is targeting and shutting down femnist blogs without warning.

"Woman = adult human female" poster removed from Leeds, because apparently truth is offensive now

Well, well, well, if it isn't the thought police striking again!

Liverpool’s "Woman" billboard is taken down by ad company after trans activists complain

A billboard with the dictionary definition of "woman" has been 'banned'.
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Catholic groups bus ad stating biological reality is investigated for "possible hate crime"

The bus belongs to Catholic group, Hazte Oir, which translates as "Make yourself heard." Ignacio Arsuaga, the president of Hazte Oir, argues
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has banned all adverts which portray "an unhealthy body image"

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has moved to ban from the city’s transport network adverts that promote unrealistic expectations about body image and
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Chinese detergent company apologise & blame media for over-amplification of 'racist' black man ad.

Shanghai Leishang Cosmetics, who created the washing powder ad that went viral, says "sorry” for harm caused by foreign media's "over-a
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Chip Shop awards, the offensive awards, deleted tweet deemed too offensive. Wait, what?

To remind people to enter the Chip Shop awards their Twitter account tweeted the above image, which shows Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski taking
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"Check it before it's removed" Breast cancer awareness campaign on Facebook plays with rules

DDB Berlin has created a breast cancer awareness campaign meant to be shared, and censored, on social media.
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PETA woman beaten up for her wool sweater - (2016) :30 (USA)

PETA are at it again, and I don't mean they're stripping down and abusing women in the name of animal rights, but they're recycling the

My Talking Tom children's game has sex ads appear in it

Twice now, the creators of 'My Talking Tom' smartphone app have drawn complaints for serving ads with inappropriate images of semi nude and
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FortaCloud adds lingerie clad woman to hosting offer on twitter = instant retweets

At first glance the image of a woman in lingerie draped across a bed staring seductively at the camera seems so misplaced in a tweet about discounted
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Rome bans "sexist advertising" to appear within city limits.

On Monday Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino announced a new regulatory plan on advertising in the city of Rome, which will take effect in the coming days.
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If "grow up Harriet" becomes a meme, blame Protein World

Social media in general and Twitter in particular has become increasingly difficult for brands to find the right tone of voice to use in.
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ASA clears "masturbator" Paddy Power ad

Un-banned ad of the week, this ad depicting Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage caught in the middle of... eh..
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Tyler the Creator Mountain Dew Ad pulled for being racist.

I'm really surprised to hear that the third installment of Odd Future cherub Tyler the Creator was pulled.
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Mountain Dew "Part 3" (2013) 1:00 (U.S.A.)

Starring Tyler the Creator and a goat and a battered woman. And this was pulled by Pepsi? Really?
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Adland booted from Google Adsense due to PETA's misogynist ads

Well a merry christmas to us! Adland has had "ad serving disabled" without warning by our dear pals the Google Adsense folks.
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Seth MacFarlane isn't anti-Semitic. He's an anti-Semitic schmuck.

Hey I'm just kidding. See, I'm being satirical.
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Burger King - Crispy Chicken Wrap / Mary J Blige / banned ad - (2012)

Mary J Blige sing about Burger King's "Crispy chicken wrap with three cheeses" and bloggers are horrified.
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Let's talk balls campaign may be breaking the law

The international society of men's health campaign called Let's talk balls has run into trouble in Sweden with leading doctors writing an de
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Duke Nukem Forever ad banned from TV (pre 11 pm)

Hold up! Duke Nukem forever ad has been banned from pre-11pm TV. Why?

Bowlmor Lanes - "Getting jumped in an alley has never been this much fun"....

So, in the midst of a rash of park assaults in Manhattan, Bowlmor Lanes thought, "Let's add some humor to the mix!"
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Adland un-banned from Google Adsense, despite the many bare bottoms in advertising.

You remember when Adland was banned from Google adsense for doing what we do - that is show ads, right?
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Dagens media: Ad blog banned by google - is accused of spreading pornography

What a deliciously clickable headline that is. Dagens Media notes that Adland has been banned by Google, for having nudity on the site.
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Adland banned from google adsense, thanks to Sloggi.

You know that I've hated the Sloggi ass campaign with a passion, now it seems I have another reason to hate Sloggi.

"We Believe in Salivation" (almost) kissing priests Antonio Federici ad banned.

It's only been a month since the pregnant nun munching on ice-cream was pulled, now the latest Antonio Federici meets the banhammer.
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Pregnant nun munching on ice-cream offends Catholics

It's been probably six months since the last advertising offense toward Catholics, but we're at it again reports AP.
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Formerly bullied kids bully the Comviq ad off the air.

Daft ad film "ban" of the week, Comviq has decided to withdraw their new film "Choir" because viewers have taken offense at what t
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ASA reckons anti-terrorist ads are terrorising population with fear

The ASA have banned the ad for the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on the ground it is seriously offensive and makes an undue appeal to fear - thems my cliff n

Jarlsberg "the taste is in the holes" bumpers reported to the Consumer Ombudsman.. for sexism?

A woman in Norrköping has reported the Jarlsberg tv-show bumper idents to the Consumer Ombudsman for their "unpleasant" tagline: "the t
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Tombola Bingo "Thank you Tito" ad banned by the ASA for being racist

Banned ad of the week, last years "Tombola Bingo" advert where a british upper class (and white) bloke sits on the beach in his tuxedo, havi

Ashley Madison attempts the "Banned Ad" thing. *yawn*

Upcoming Oscars, while the U.S. is not. Yea free speech down under! Or is it more, yeah good taste in the U.S.? Latter!

"Career women make bad mothers" ads withdrawn

The Guardian reports that the OAA campaign designed to promote the effectiveness of billboard advertising has withdrawn the poster that read: "Ca
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Arvika Festival / Cum to Arvika - (2009)

Arvika festival tried their darndest, but they weren't allowed to air this film on TV in Sweden.
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Mr. Sub fires BOS over, like super super gay dad.

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Nando's catches another ad ban for the "Double breasted" burger bimbo

The double breasted, well, burger

Swiftcover - Iggy Pop / Papers Hide - (2009) :30 (UK)

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Zach and Miri make a porn movie - poster banned.

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" opened at the Toronto film festival last week and this poster - yes, this one above here - was banned because..
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Suddenly, all ads are banned for homophobia? First Heinz, then Snickers - now Nike.

Stockholm is currently party-town with Stockholm Pride festival in full swing.
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Daily Mail fakes "muslim uproar" over puppy in police hotline advert?

July 1st, the Daily Mail headlined an article Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat and explained in
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Snickers - Mr T / Speed walking (2008) :30 (UK)

The Snickers AMV BBDO (London) team and Mr T tells us to "Get some nuts!". God I love puns and Mr T. He knows how to make an entrance.
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Peachmobile Zim Zoo ad gets banned by the ASA for "lowering Robert Mugabe's dignity"

You'd think it couldn't be done, the "Lowering of dignity" bit that is, but the annoying ringtone with the equally annoying ad fro

Peachmobile Zim Zoo - Robert Mugabe as Gorilla ringtone - (2008) : 30 (South Africa)

This was banned, see article here: Peachmobile Zim Zoo ad gets banned by the ASA for "lowering Robert Mugabe's dignity"
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Tom Ford Eyewear ad gets banned in Italy

It was just a matter of time, wasn't it?
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Kate Moss lashes out.

Rimmel gets banned for not keeping it real.
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China Bans Bra, Underwear, Sex Toy Ads

Not sure if I've categorized this correctly: Things we take for granted are being eliminated in China. Check out this link:

McDonald's "alien" ad banned, Nando's stripper ad stays

Proving that everything is upside down down under (oh c'mon, I <em>had</em> to work that in there) comes this bizarre story.
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Lee Cooper Ad Exec Arrested For Poster in India

Gyro Worldwide alerts us the launch of their latest campaign for the English denim company Lee Cooper, which has garnered "an extreme reaction in
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Dolce and Gabbana 'gang rape' ad banned in Australia

The Dolce and Gabbana 'gang rape' ad has been banned in Australia too now. "The advertisement showing a woman pinned to the ground b
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"We love boobs" campaign gets 'banned' - again.

And if at first you don’t succeed, you can dust yourself off and try try again.
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Dolce & Gabbana knife ad axed by ASA

Dolce & Gabbana has had some theatrical looking ads where men brandish knives banned by the ASA.
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Lavazza gets pin-up ad banned in Sweden

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Bishop's Finger - Buxom Maidens (2006) Print (UK)

Earlier this week, Dabitch posted on controversy over the latest Bishop's Finger print ad.

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