UK Ad Watchdog Bans CoD Ad Over Sexual Violence Joke

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Britain’s ASA ruled Activision’s live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ad trivialized sexual violence by showing Replacers humiliating a passenger at airport security and joking about non-consensual acts; it must be edited before it can air again in the UK, while Activision argues the ad targets adults and the clip is still available on YouTube.
Topics:technology#advertising-standards-authority#black-ops-7#call-of-duty#gaming#sexual-violence#uk-ad-ban
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