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Bumble apologises for adverts appearing to mock celibacy | Science & Tech News
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Bumble has apologised after it appeared to make fun of celibate women in a new advertising campaign. The dating app ran a billboard campaign with slogans including “you know full well a vow of celibacy is not the answer”, and “thou shall not give up dating and become a nun”. Social media users called the…
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Adverts for online shopping platform Temu banned for sexualising a child and objectifying women | UK News
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Five ads for Chinese shopping app Temu have been banned for being sexually graphic, sexualising a child and objectifying women. The items being advertised included cycling underwear, a jockstrap and a child’s bikini. A facial roller, balloon ties and a foot massager were described as “phallic shaped” and the advertising watchdog said a lack of…
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TikTok vaping adverts for Elf Bar and HQD Tech – one featuring Gogglebox star – banned by UK watchdog | Science & Tech News
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Adverts by influencers promoting vaping products on TikTok have been banned by a UK watchdog, after they were found to have broken advertising rules. Two posts have been pulled, relating to products made by Elf Bar and HQD Tech. One video, from the user @Panaxhe_ shows a young man choosing a blueberry-flavoured Elf Bar for…
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Meta fined for forcing users to agree to personalised adverts | Science & Tech News
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Meta has been hit with a €390m fine (£343m) fine by European regulators for forcing users to agree to personalised adverts. The penalty has been handed out by Ireland’s data protection commissioner, which has also banned the tech giant from forcing users to sign up to such ads. The promotions were based on people’s online…