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UK Pulls Volkswagen And Philadelphia Cream Cheese Ads, Citing Gender Stereotypes

The U.K. is now banning ads it considers sexist following public uproar in 2015 over a weight loss add that showed a woman in a bikini with text that read "Are You Beach Body Ready?"

Is the U.K.'s move considered progress or censorship? BBC's Ben Hunte (@BenInLDN) joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss.

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