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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josie Clarke

Dating ads offering chance to meet ‘lonely’ Ukrainian women is banned

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Online dating ads offering the chance to meet “lonely” Ukrainian women have been banned for causing serious offence.

The three ads for SofiaDate, seen in May as the UK Government launched a scheme to encourage the public to house Ukrainian refugees, connected the women’s vulnerability to their sex appeal, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said.

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