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Barney Davis

Samsung ad slammed as ‘tone deaf’ for showing woman running alone in London at 2am

(Samsung Galaxy/PA) (Picture: (Samsung Galaxy/PA))

A Samsung advert which shows a woman jogging alone through the dark streets of London has faced calls to be banned amid claims it is “disrespectful” to woman’s safety.

The advert called Night Owls depicts an athletic woman checking her watch at 2am before putting her in headphones and running out into the deserted streets of London.

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