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Leading Indian brands speak out against hate speech in TV shows

October 26, 2020 5:00 AM

Hate has enjoyed a freewheeling ride on Indian television news programmes in recent years. Communal passions were incited, minorities targeted and hate speech proliferated.

Leading brands in India speak up against growing hate broadcast on domestic television

October 19, 2020 10:24 PM

NEW DELHI - Hate has enjoyed a freewheeling ride on Indian television news programmes in recent years. Communal passions were incited, minorities targeted and hate speech proliferated .

TikTok to ban ads that amplify body shaming

September 23, 2020 9:51 PM

BENGALURU (REUTERS) - TikTok will ban ads that promote fasting apps and weight loss supplements, as part of its policy to restrict ads of products that amplify body shaming, the company said on Wednesday (Sept 23).

South Korean YouTube stars now face fines for 'backdoor online advertising'

September 13, 2020 1:06 PM

SEOUL - A small girl with a big appetite, South Korean YouTuber Tzuyang amassed a following of more than 2.6 million subscribers for her live-streamed eating shows, famously gobbling down 240 chobab (Korean for sushi) and 1.5kg worth of yukhoe (seasoned raw beef) in different episodes.

McDonald's billboard showing images depicting Malaysia's landmarks making waves on social media

May 25, 2019 9:51 AM

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - McDonald's billboard images featuring iconic landmarks across the country have gone viral.

Aussie tycoon spends $57m on ad blitz to woo voters

May 12, 2019 5:00 AM

Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer is best known for his grandiose schemes, which included plans to build a new Titanic and to create the world's largest dinosaur park at his golf resort in Queensland.

Leica's Tiananmen protest video angers China netizens

April 21, 2019 5:00 AM

SHANGHAI • German camera maker Leica has become the latest company to draw fire over an advertisement deemed offensive in China, and is distancing itself from a short film that broaches the taboo subject of the 1989 Tiananmen protest crackdown.

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