Concerned about the sexist ads shown in this game

[Patty]

Does Landshark choose which ads run in ZK2, or does Google choose the ads?

The game shows numerous ads that are either sexist, or downright misogynistic. Your game is showing:

1. ads that show men putting women into machines to change their physical appearances to make them thinner, prettier, or have larger breasts
2. ads that show men ruling over groups of women serving as sexual slaves
3. ads where women are killed graphically, similar to something in the "torture porn" genre

As a player, this really concerns me. 

If Landshark is choosing which ads to run, that will determine whether or not I make another purchase from your game store. 

If Google is choosing the ads, I think you should speak to them.

I realize that I have the choice of either not watching ads to get free pearls, or changing my ad option to child-friendly. However that does not address the content of these disgusting ads, and I want to know if Landshark is supporting the game developers behind those ads.

[Patty]

Hi Grace, I appreciate the reply that you sent me. I will take screenshots when they pop up. Thank you for listening.

[IVONE BERGER]

I agree with you Patty, the "porn ads" are disgusting. I tried to report those apps in the Play Store, but there was no option to do that without installing that sick app. 

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[Grace LSG]

We've contacted Patty on this, but for future reference for anyone who encounters such ads again:

Please do not hesitate to email us directly. We can be reached at sup...@landsharkgames.com

If anyone comes across such ads, please take screenshots that show the content and name of the app, and email them to us in your report.

We do not advocate the content of such ads, but at the same time, we cannot control the exact content by the advertisers especially when the ad provider loads in new ones regularly. With the reports, we can at least try to block them out manually. 

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[Amaranthim Talon]

Wow!! Super happy I have not seen any such content. All I get are the vapid fashion ones and lately nothing but the match dragons thing. But Most definitely will advise LS if any should show up for me. Don't think I have the child friendly option chosen...

[janneke pet]

I bought some pearls when I started. No adds for me! But I agree the adds should be 'zen koi 2' user friendly. 

Janneke

Op ma 12 aug. 2019 04:43 schreef IVONE BERGER <ivone....@gmail.com>:

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[Patty]

On Saturday, 10 August 2019 04:23:15 UTC-4, Patty wrote:

[Patty]

Hi Grace,

I will email you some screenshots today.  Here are the worst ads that I have seen in the last month:

Girls X Battle 2 by Carolgames

A man wins a prize from a vending machine, and the prize contains a fat woman. He leads her to a machine with a sign that says "Exchange". He places her in the machine, activates it, and she walks out as a beautiful, skinny "lolicon" girl with a thigh gap.

Cooking Diary Best Tasty Restaurant & Cafe game, by MyTona

A man walks into a restaurant, run by an unattractive woman. He screams in horror and leaves. The player clicks a button, the ugly woman gets plastic surgery, and becomes instantly prettier. Then her restaurant is filled with customers and she becomes successful.

Hero Wars - Ultimate RPG Heroes Fantasy Adventure by Nexters Global

In the first ad, a princess is suspended upside down, with a giant spike aimed between her legs, and it's slowly approaching her genitals. In the second ad, the male hero stands on a lava floor to grab a sword. The princess is suspended upside down, gets waterboarded, then gets electrocuted and dies.

Game of Sultans by Mechanist Internet Technologies Co

This game has several ads, all with the same theme: the sultan has sex with his serving women, and gets them pregnant. When they have a child, if the baby is "ordinary" he gets visibly angry, and demotes her back to servant. If the baby is "beautiful" (as marked by a sign over the baby's head) he remains happy and keeps the woman as his sexual slave.

Be the King: Palace Game by Chuang Cool Entertainment

A king chooses serving girls to be concubines, and depending demotes her back to servant on his whim. If she displeases him he throws her out.

Thank you for responding, and I will send the screenshots in a moment.