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'Mobile streaming knows no boundaries': Advertising body clears MultiChoice of racism in ad

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The Advertising Regulatory Board said MultiChoice did nothing wrong in its advert promoting its streaming service, DStv Stream. (Getty Images)
The Advertising Regulatory Board said MultiChoice did nothing wrong in its advert promoting its streaming service, DStv Stream. (Getty Images)

The Advertising Regulatory Board, a self-regulation body for advertising, has cleared broadcasting giant MultiChoice of any wrongdoing in one of its adverts, which promotes its streaming service, DStv Stream. 

Per a statement, the regulatory board received a complaint about a reportedly offensive advert which portrayed a black man as irresponsible by abandoning his work to hide in his vehicle to stream a soccer match on his phone. 

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