Violent Zynga Ad Is Banned On Facebook

A controversial advertisement posted by Zynga on Facebook has been banned by the “Advertising Standards Authority” in the UK. The advertisement depicted a man wielding a knife with the ad copy of “From street thug to capo. Earn your street cred and be respected.” The Advertising Standards Authority, “the UK’s independent regulator of advertising across all media”, determined that the ad was inappropriate.

The ASA stated that “aggressive and threatening […] and condoned violence and was irresponsible”.