"Online marketplace Vinted says it has removed sexually explicit adverts, after a mum reported seeing a video depicting what she believed to be a pornographic scene while browsing for clothes. Kirsty Hopley, 44, from Carlisle, said she was searching the app for a dressing gown when the ad popped up. She was sitting next to her teenage daughter at the time. Ms Hopley reported the content to Vinted and later contacted Ofcom."
"The advert Ms Hopley saw was promoting DramaWave, a mobile app that produces short-form scripted stories for social platforms. Many of their series appear to follow romance storylines over multiple episodes of just a few minutes each. Vinted said the adverts have now been blocked. A spokesperson said the platform has a "zero-tolerance policy for unsolicited sexual communications and the promotion of sexual content". "This includes prohibiting sexually explicit advertisements on our platform," they said. "Where listings or ads are found to violate these rules, we will take action, including blocking or removing them.""
Kirsty Hopley, 44, from Carlisle, saw an automatically playing video while searching for a dressing gown on Vinted with her teenage daughter present. She reported the content to Vinted and later contacted Ofcom, describing the footage as a "sickening" graphic and violent sexual encounter. Hopley said she had installed content filters on her home internet and was shocked to see such material on the e-commerce platform. The advert promoted DramaWave, a mobile app producing short-form scripted stories for social platforms. Vinted said the adverts have been blocked and stated a zero-tolerance policy on unsolicited sexual communications and sexually explicit advertisements. The Advertising Standards Authority reiterated that ads must not cause harm or offence.
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