Some Politicians, Other Thinks Images In Ads Should Not Be Altered

Britain’s third largest party says advertisements intended for children should not be airbrushed in order to give youngsters a more realistic view of the world. Right now, say the Liberal Democrats, such ads are encouraging young people, particularly young women, to try for “completely unattainable images that no-one can live up to in real life”.  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says it hasn’t received many complaints about unrealistic images in ads, but the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons says it is concerned about unrealistic promises in some ads for plastic surgery.

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