Sadiq Khan moves to ban body shaming ads from London transport

The London mayor wants to stop running ads which promote unrealistic body expectations and demean women

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has moved to ban body shaming ads, which promote unrealistic expectations about body image and health, on London’s transport network from next month.

Khan, elected in May, has told Transport for London to stop running ads amid concerns that the advertising “can demean people, particularly women”.

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