YouTube Ads Showed Demonic Attacks Before Kids Videos for Minecraft, Frozen

YouTube Ads Showed Demonic Attacks Before Kids Videos for Minecraft, Frozen

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http://www.newsweek.com/youtube-horror-ads-showed-demonic-attacks-videos-frozen-minecraft-974393

YouTube and Sony Pictures U.K. have been criticized for using adverts showing demonic attacks—including one depicting a “humanoid creature with claw-like fingers” probing at the throat of a screaming young woman—before videos aimed at children about Frozen, Minecraft and Lego. 

The clips—seen between December 2017 and January 2018— featured “frightening and shocking” scenes from 15-rated horror film Insidious: The Last Key that were unsuitable for children, Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) watchdog ruled on Wednesday, saying the film studio had now been told to ensure that its future online advertising on YouTube is more appropriately targeted.