Public dislike the word bullshit more than a semi-bleeped fuck in advertising

Ad StandardsAustralians are becoming more concerned about swearing and sex, but are less conservative about heath and safety in advertising, research by the Advertising Standards Bureau suggests. The ASB  also found attitudes to social media varied widely.

The ASB has released the latest findings from its annual research into community perceptions of advertising. Compared with the view of Ad Standard’s Board, the public were more concerned with the use of bad language than they were about many other issues.

It found that 64% of people survey found the term “bullshit” to be unacceptable, while 49% and 58% of people objected to the terms “wtf” and “an incompletely bleeped out ‘fuck'” respectively.

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