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You Can Get Banned From WhatsApp – Here’s How
18 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
WhatsApp is cracking down on people who misuse and abuse the messaging app. Here’s what will get you banned.
Here’s The KFC Ad They’ve Banned In South Africa [Video]
07 Sep 2018 by Carrie / 2 Comments
The Advertising Authority has banned KFC’s recently released Street Wise 2 advert, claiming that it’s too dangerous for South African TV.
Oh God, Here’s That Banned Naked Model Toothpaste Print Ad
24 Nov 2017 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Whether you think it’s justified or not, it is interesting to take note of where we are right now, with regards to outrage, sensitivities and what First World societies deem right and wrong.
This Is How Bad South Africa’s Big Brother Censoring Is Getting
29 Feb 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The SABC has kinda messed up a bit when it banned all incoming calls during its various talk shows – and now they just might pay for it.
You Will Cry When You Hear Why This Person Was Banned From Woolworths
28 Jul 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
If you’re a fan of Woolies and their offerings you will most likely sympathise with this poor soul, hounded out and banned from the store for causing upset.
This American Apparel Bodysuit Ad Has Been Banned In The UK
19 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh no, American Apparel has done it again – this time it’s with a girl who looks underage and now the whole world is complaining about it. Obviously.
BREAKING NEWS: Drones Banned With Immediate Effect In SA
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Film-making via drones has been given the red light in SA…
WATCH: The Super Bowl Banned This Scarlett Johansson Commercial [VIDEO]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Usually to get your commercial banned from the Super Bowl you would need to have something too risque for daytime television to handle – something that will get the tannies to utter the words “O, nee!” and make her face turn red. This is not the case with Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream commercial, so what gives?
Radvertising: This Ozzie Condom Ad Would Never Be Allowed On SA TV [VIDEO]
09 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s about time that condom advertising did away with all the coy innuendos and started getting to the point.
Wow – People Are Getting Thrown Out Of Restaurants For Wearing Google Glass
28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
While the sight of someone wearing Google Glass is still strange enough to get you noticed, American Nick Starr didn’t realise it would get him kicked out of a restaurant.
This Ad Featuring Bruce Willis Has Been Banned In Britain [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This Sky Broadband ad, featuring Bruce Willis has been banned in the UK. Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority said: We concluded that the ad did not make sufficiently clear the extent of the commitment consumers had to make in order to obtain the broadband service at the advertised price
Comrades Marathon Winner Denies Cheating Allegations
20 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, news broke that this year’s Comrades Marathon winner, Ludwick Mamabolo, had tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine. It is the same substance that got Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson in trouble in 2010.
‘Vulgar’ Lady Gaga Barred From Performing In Indonesia
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Lady Gaga has been denied a permit to perform in Indonesia next month, owing to security concerns. This follows Islamic groups in the country having voiced their concerns over the pop star’s ‘vulgar’ on-stage performance style. The 30 000 people who have bought tickets to her June concert in Jakarta will be disappointed.
YouTube Apologises For Banning Sexy Kate Upton Video [VIDEO]
07 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
You should by now be aware that the US has gone nuts for swimsuit model Kate Upton. Seriously – she’s closing in on Candice. So anyway, she made this video with photographer/revolting pervert Terry Richardson of her doing the “Cat Daddy” dance (?) and popped it on YouTube. It didn’t last long before it was […]
Dereck Chisora Banned From Boxing Indefinitely
29 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Naturalised British heavyweight boxer, Dereck Chisora, has been slapped with a ban by the WBC for an indefinite period of time. Chisora’s name will also be removed from WBC rankings. Chisora invited the wrath of the WBC on himself with a slew of bad behaviour prior to, and just after his ill-fated bout against Vitali Klitschko. Catch a full recap of Dereck’s antics, after the jump.
Beluga Restaurant Bans Blogger, Angry Emails Leaked
27 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 49 Comments
In case you missed it earlier this week, an email exchange between a blogger, his girlfriend, and the owner of Beluga restaurant in Green Point, was leaked online. Shaun Oakes, founder and editor of the infamous shaunoakes.com blog juggernaut, went for dinner at Beluga the other night with is girlfriend. The waiter was a bit […]
New Duran Duran Music Video Banned From MTV [Video]
07 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Wow, who would have thought MTV would ban a music video by Duran Duran! The new music video, Girl Panic!, which stars supermodels (as you do) performing as the band, has been released some 30 years after another music video of theirs (also starring supermodels) Girls On Film suffered similar controversy in 1981. I was […]
Mavericks Billboard Tweaked Overnight [PICS]
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Remember that Mavericks billboard over at Kloofnek Road? The one with the half-naked lady advertising some or other fragrance for men, that people have been getting a little upset about? Well it was subtly edited by some enterprising soul last night. Take a look at the billboard-bomb after the jump.
Mavericks Billboards Coming Down Following Outrage
18 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I must say I did do a double-take when I drove into the city yesterday (in my awesome new MINI coupé) and saw a Mavericks billboard with a half naked Eastern European woman on it, tangled in sailing rope. The caption read something along the lines of “I was out sailing.” “Hmm, that’s a little […]
ASA Bans New Marc Jacobs Ad For “Sexualising Children”
10 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has ruled that a new ad for perfume, created by designer Marc Jacobs, sexualizes children. The campaign features teenage actress Dakota Fanning posing with an oversized bottle of perfume between her legs. The fragrance is called “Oh, Lola!” and the name is a reference to the famous literary character Lolita. You know, the 12 year-old who had sex with a man four times her age.
Controversial Islamic Sex Guide Banned In Malaysia
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A book called Islamic Sex, Fighting Jews to Return Islamic Sex to the World has been banned in Malaysia. It was published by the Muslim Obedient Wife Club and urges Muslim men in polygamous marriages to have group sex with their wives as a form of “worship”.
China Not Gaga for Gaga, Bans Song Downloads
26 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The Chinese government, in a not-unusual display of authoritarian petulance, has banned the download of over a hundred music titles from popular online music sites in China.
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