India bans condom ads from primetime TV

[mvcg66b3r]

The steamy ads featuring a former porn star were apparently the last straw.


For months, conservative groups in India have been complaining about condom manufacturers’ risqué ads. One of the most titillating features Sunny Leone, a former actress in X-rated videos, undressing piece by piece.


So India’s government stepped in this week, declaring condom commercials “indecent” viewing for children and restricting them to the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., when relatively few people watch television.


But progressive social groups said this was a bad move. India, they argue, desperately needs more condom use, not less.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/...f=collection/sectioncollection/business-media

 

[landtuna]

India is jam packed with people now. Why didn't they just edit the ads?

Seems lawmakers in every country around the world are as inept as those here in the USA. No common sense at all.

 

[TheBigA]

Maybe I've missed something, but I never see condom ads in prime time in this country either. I occasionally see them after 11PM. Don't know there's an actual ban.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Why does the article say they don't watch television after 10PM?
By my understanding India is sort of a siesta culture where people are up
later than they typically are here in the States.