• UK watchdog bans ‘shocking’ ads in mobile games that objectified women

    UK watchdog bans ‘shocking’ ads in mobile games that objectified women
    Investigation uncovered eight adverts that portrayed women in a harmful or degrading way, says ASAAn investigation by the UK advertising watchdog has found a number of shocking ads in mobile gaming apps that depict women as sexual objects, use pornographic tropes, and feature non-consensual sexual scenarios involving “violent and coercive control”.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) used avatars, which mimic the browsing behaviour of different gender and age groups, to monitor

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