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Aug 21, 2008

ESPN urged affiliates to yank a racy commercial for a website that matches would-be adulterers looking for an affair.

The website's CEO says the network is applying a double standard, allowing ads for tobacco and erectile disfunction products but not for his matchmaking service. But advertising experts say networks have to play a gatekeeping role to protect society's interests.

--Reuters

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