Advert for App game showing a man about to STRIKE a woman with a chair is banned

Advert for App game showing a man about to STRIKE a woman with a chair is banned
Advert for App game showing a man about to STRIKE a woman with a chair is banned
'Socially irresponsible' advert for App game showing a man about to STRIKE a woman with a chair is banned as ASA rules it 'trivialised and condoned' domestic violence AppQuantum Publishing said that they thought the advert would be 'humorous' But Advertising Standards Agency said the in-game ad breached its standards Ad shows man about to hit woman with a chair but stops when he sees the game AddQuantum Publishing has apologised and removed the ad from circulation 

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An ad for a mobile app game that appeared to show a man almost strike a woman with a chair has been banned by the advertising watchdog.

The advertiser said they thought the advert would be 'humorous' but the Advertising Standards Agency ruled it 'trivialised and condoned the serious and sensitive subject of domestic violence'.

The in-app ad for Gold And Goblins included a video of a woman playing a game on her mobile phone, while behind her a man picked up a chair and drew it back over his head as if he was about to strike her with it.

Pictured: An ad for a mobile app game Gold and Goblins that appeared to show a man almost strike a woman with a chair has been banned by the advertising watchdog

The man appears to almost hit the woman with the chair but gets distracted by the mobile game she is playing

An ad for a mobile game Gold and Goblins that appeared to show a man almost strike a woman with a chair until he is distracted by the game has been banned by the advertising watchdog

The ad then showed

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