An advertisement comparing male astronauts with a woman sitting by a pram is among the first casualties of a British ban on gender stereotypes in advertising. The ad, for Volkswagen, was investigated by the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) after viewers complained it perpetuated gender stereotypes. New rules that came into force in June prohibit depictions of gender that “are likely to cause... 

The EU’s commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager, said Wednesday that Google must pay 1.49 billion euros ($1.69 billion) for stifling competition in the online advertisement sector. In a statement Wednesday the European Commission said Google had placed exclusivity contracts on publishers, stopping them from including search results from Google’s rivals. It said these clauses were replaced... 

A recent Netflix promotional video has received backlash from internet users due to over-the-top sexual references. With 13,000 dislikes compared to 1,000 likes as of writing, the advertisement has backfired on the entertainment giant. The video starts off with two women sitting on a couch, talking about a “Netflix open relationship” and quickly devolves into euphemisms about cheating and threesomes. By... 

Just like we published just 2 days ago, Google is becoming the filthy demon we always knew it was and now they demonetized 95% of the videos Diamond and Silk uploaded on Youtube, basically rendering their Adsense account completely useless, just because of supporting Donald Trump. Diamond and Silk aren’t just some whatever random black women. They had direct contact with the US president, speaking... 

The latest campaign ad released by Donald Trump Wednesday features political rival Hillary Clinton destroying emails in the style of 80’s video game icon Pac-Man. “Crooked Hillary is a lot like Ms. Pac-Man—she’ll keep going and going and going until she’s cornered and caught! ‪#‎MakeAmericaGreatAgain‬,” Trump’s Facebook page wrote. The video shows Clinton devouring emails while... 

London’s first Muslim mayor has banned advertisements on the public transportation system that feature thin and attractive women. Sadiq Khan stated Monday that any image with the ability to cause body positivity issues would be removed from areas throughout the city. “No one’s confidence or body image should be undermined by ads on our transport system,” Khan said. According to the Evening... 

A new anti-drug advertisement shows the devastating physical transformation addicts experience after years of meth use. The photos, that show a shocking Dorian Gray-like deterioration, were compiled from mug shots of drug users that were arrested repeatedly over the years. The continued drug use caused horrific damage to the drug users’ skin with sores and scarring – that can be caused... 

Swedish TV channel TV4 announced on Friday that it has refused to broadcast a campaign advert by the far-right Sweden Democrats because it claims it contains racial hatred. The party wanted to pay the channel 1.5 million kronor ($201,240) to run the ad. The half-minute advert shows a race in which an elderly woman with a walker is chased by a group of burqa-clad women pushing prams with a slogan promising... 

The Israeli government has launched a television and internet advertising campaign urging Israelis to inform on Jewish friends and relatives abroad who may be in danger of marrying non-Jews. The advertisements, employing what the Israeli media described as “scare tactics”, are designed to stop assimilation through intermarriage among young diaspora Jews by encouraging them to move to Israel. The...