In Brief - 2003-08-07

  • 2003-08-07
Saucy ads to stay on the air Although more than 70 women's, parents' and child protection organizations want erotic telephone commercials to disappear from Estonian television, the Culture Ministry said it saw no reason to ban such commercials. The organizations sent an appeal to Kanal 2 (Channel 2) and TV3 television stations on Aug. 4, protesting against "pornofied" commercials, where video clips offer viewers various call-in telephone services. The author of the appeal, Annika Grigortshuk from the Equal Rights Youth Society, said the ads clearly advocate prostitution, harm women's dignit...
 
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