"...What's more, moral judgments are inherent in TfL's advertising policy code. This has been used, either by TfL itself or its contractor CBS Outdoor, to reject or demand changes to a small number of advertisements in recent years. "These include artwork for posters promoting a party at the O2 and the band Massive Attack, which had to be amended because elements of them resembled street art or graffiti. CBS Outdoor rejected a 16th century nude depiction of the goddess Venus used to advertise an exhibition at the Royal Society of Art, only to be over-ruled by TfL a few days later. A Gay Times poster marking the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality enjoyed no such reprieve: it was deemed to infringe the clause governing nudity and sexual depictions. Then there was the ticklish case of Nip/Tuck and the disappearing suspenders..."
The Guardian's Dave Hill blogs about London Underground's stance on acceptable ads - LU has done a deal with "legalised loan sharks" Wonga.com
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