ISPCC questions ban on abuse campaign video

A ROW has broken out between the ISPCC and the advertising standards watchdog over the banning of a campaign video highlighting child abuse.

The 40-second film, which features a young boy being slapped, dragged, pushed and kicked by a man, was deemed to breach the advertising code’s gender equality rules.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has banned it from being shown on Irish media and it has been removed from the ISPCC website, although it can still be viewed on YouTube.