Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Ad Banned Over Sexual Assault Joke
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advertisement from re-airing, ruling that it trivialized sexual violence.
- The controversial ad featured two "Replacers" roughly handling a passenger at an airport security checkpoint, with humor based on implied non-consensual and humiliating acts.
- Initially approved due to its parodic nature and adult-targeted classification, the ad faced nine complaints leading to the ASA's review and subsequent ban.
- The ASA stated the ad was irresponsible and offensive for framing non-consensual penetration as humorous, requiring edits before any future UK broadcasts.
- Activision defended the ad as intended for mature audiences with a tolerance for irre
