Binge pinged by Ad Standards for ‘gratuitous’ kick to the balls

The Ad Standards Community Panel has upheld complaints made against an ad for Foxtel streaming service, Binge, for unnecessary violence.

Part of Binge’s ‘Summer Range’ campaign from Thinkerbell, the 30 second ad is a montage of various scenes from the Upright television series, with text message bubbles superimposed over each scene. The scene at the centre of the complaint features a woman kicking a man in the testicles.