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Madeleine McCann Burger Van Adverts Banned (LADbible)

Maddie disappeared from her parents' apartment in Portugal in 2007 and has not been seen since.

"They said that all ads had been removed and would not be appearing again. She’s a mum, there’s one there." "She [Kate McCann] is a mum. It read: "With burgers this good, you’ll leave your kids at home. "We also considered it was likely to have compounded the distress of those who saw the ads, and particularly for those who may have experienced the disappearance of a child. In a statement, the ASA said: "We considered that in combination with the images, the posting of the ads on that date [27 March] was intended to further add to the shock factor and offensive nature of the ads.

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Advert for burger van banned for joking about Madeleine McCann (Evening Standard)

An advert for a burger van making light of the Madeleine McCann case to promote a Mother's Day sale has been banned for causing offence.

“I don’t really have a message to them [those offended]. Maybe LOL? It’s a good laugh, isn’t it? What’s the worst that could happen [sic] Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there.” The Mother’s Day timing of the posts was “likely to have compounded the distress of those who saw the ads, and particularly for those who may have experienced the disappearance of a child.”

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Burger van's Madeleine McCann advert: why was Otley Burger ... (NationalWorld)

Burger van's Madeleine McCann advert: why was Otley Burger Company social media ad banned and what did it say? The Advertising Standards Authority has called on ...

What’s the worst that could happen.’ The regulator also said the superimposed image of a man running away with Madeleine McCann “made light of a distressing news story”. The ASA ruled that the combination of the “instantly recognisable” images and the timing of the social media posts was “intended to further add to the shock factor and offensive nature” of them.

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Ban for offensive burger van adverts that made light of missing ... (Portsmouth News)

Posts on The Otley Burger Company's social media accounts on March 27 read: 'Burgers for dinner?' above images of Madeleine and her mother Kate McCann, ...

They also undertook a broader review of the Instagram account, removed further content and placed restrictions on the account. The ASA said: ‘For those reasons, we concluded that the ads were likely to cause unjustified distress and serious and widespread offence.’ What’s the worst that could happen.’

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'Distressing' Madeleine McCann burger van advert banned for ... (WalesOnline)

Adverts that poked fun at the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been banned for causing offence. The offending adverts ran over Mother's Day, ...

They also undertook a broader review of the Instagram account, removed further content and placed restrictions on the account. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received three complaints that the ads were likely to cause distress and serious or widespread offence. Adverts that poked fun at the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have been banned for causing offence.

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Madeleine McCann burger van advert banned after 'distress' caused (Bristol Live)

Adverts for a burger van that ran over Mother's Day, making light of missing Madeleine McCann, have been banned for causing offence.

We considered the images of them would be instantly recognisable to many people. They also undertook a broader review of the Instagram account, removed further content and placed restrictions on the account. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received three complaints that the ads were likely to cause distress and serious or widespread offence.

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Madeleine McCann burger van adverts on Mother's Day banned by ... (Scottish Daily Record)

Posts on The Otley Burger Company's social media accounts on March 27 read: 'With burgers this good, you'll leave your kids at home. What's the worst that ...

We considered the images of them would be instantly recognisable to many people. They also undertook a broader review of the Instagram account, removed further content and placed restrictions on the account. What's the worst that could happen."

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Burger van behind banned Madeleine McCann ad is hiring (Leicestershire Live)

A burger company owner whose sick advert joking about missing Madeleine McCann was banned is now looking to hire new staff. Otley Burger Company owner Joe ...

He says he’ll bring it up on conversation casually but then if the applicant asks anything further about it, he’ll get the posts up on his phone which he has saved for just the occasion. Mr Scholey told LeedsLive he had heard from “a lot of nice applicants” but that he has tell them about the controversy surrounding the burger company during the interview stage. But the controversy does not seem to have done the business any harm as it is now looking for two new members of staff, LeedsLive reported.

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Burger van hires staff who don't mind 'offensive' Madeleine McCann ... (Metro)

Joe Scholey, of the Otley Burger Company in Leeds, said applicants either say: 'That's not for me,' or 'That's a good laugh'.

The ads on Instagram, posted on Mother’s Day on March 27, read: ‘Burgers for dinner? Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there.’ Joe Scholey, 29, said: ‘We make them aware during the interview. ‘I think I’m the villain of the group but the rest of them are all pretty cool.’ ‘I think there’s only a couple of us with a dark sense of humour, the rest of them are sort of just really cool,’ he said. What’s the worst that could happen.

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