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Swatch pulls ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash in China
Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imageryThe Swiss watch…
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Thursday briefing: How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry
In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage lin…
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Shyam Benegal obituary
Pioneering director with a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement who used his films to explore diff…
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Shyam Benegal obituary
Pioneering director with a vital role in India’s ‘parallel cinema’ movement who used his films to explore diff…
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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountabili…
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China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products
State regulator tightens advertising rules to align society with ‘core socialist values’China has banned all c…
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Indian TV ad showing Hindu-Muslim couple pulled after rightwing backlash
Withdrawal of jewellery advert criticised as a concession to extremistsThe advertisement featured a Muslim man…
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Cricketers in India pad up to push periods out of the shadows
Niine’s sponsorship of Rajasthan Royals aims to help remove stigma around periodsWhen the Rajasthan Royals wal…
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Unilever to rename Fair & Lovely skin-lightening cream in India
Company agrees to change branding to promote ‘more inclusive vision of beauty’The Indian arm of the consumer g…
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David Kilburn obituary
My friend David Kilburn, who has died in Seoul, South Korea, aged 76, enjoyed a varied career as an advertisin…
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Hong Kong activists target UK government with ad campaign
Media ads call for imposing of sanctions to protect human rights in former colonyThe British government and MP…