Hi everyone,
I'd like to know how to report an offensive advertisement that is appearing on the front page.
I have searched the site high and low but cannot find any way to complain about inappropriate ads.
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by HappyCabbie
Can you produce a screen shot of what you are seeing?
by bonnpeep
It's an ad for Lynx deodorant. Their ads are always really porny and objectifying. In this one a girl wearing cat ears suggestively licks milk from a bathtub.
heres some pics:
http://tinypic.com/r/2zzuk9c/7
http://tinypic.com/r/avlo2o/7
by HappyCabbie
A google search shows Lynx deodorant is owned by this company and here is their contact page
http://www.unilever.co.uk/resource/contactus-form/index.aspx
by paulgr
This is just the kind of publicity their ad department is hoping for. Although, I think Axe Deodorant does it the best.
by bonnpeep
Thanks, I sent them message about it. But don't you think that youtube should have some sort of page for reporting advertisements?
by bonnpeep
I don't want to start controversy...I just want companies like Unilever to be held accountable.
by HappyCabbie
Although I have called out youtube for questionable advertising before, including once a XXX site, in most cases the ads are heavily reviewed.
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