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Australian 'Ad of the Month' Banned Same Day It Nabs Award

A Volkswagen Amarok commercial poking fun about being banned by Australian authorities was, in fact, banned for promoting unsafe driving. So Reports Driving.

The government's Ad Standards banned the television spot calling it “unsafe” and “irresponsible" despite the commercial's main character, a director, explicitly trying to create a fictional ad that would make it to air.

The commercial was, ironically, awarded "Ad of the Month" the same day it was banned.

Read the full story from Driving.

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