Twitter, YouTube Asked To Take Down Body Spray Ad With "Rape Jokes"

The action by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) found the ad in "serious breach" of their code and against public interest.

The government has asked Twitter and YouTube to take down two controversial ads by a body spray brand which sparked a massive controversy for promoting "rape culture". The action by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting came after the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) found the ad in "serious breach" of their code and against public interest.

"The video is detrimental to the portrayal of women in the interest of decency or morality," said the ministry