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ARTICLE · 13 APRIL 2022

When Can Public Transit Advertising Be Rejected For Being "Offensive"?

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What rights do public transit systems have to limit the types of advertising that run on their buses, subways, and other platforms.

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What rights do public transit systems have to limit the types of advertising that run on their buses, subways, and other platforms?  When political candidates, advocacy organizations, religious groups,  and marketers of controversial products try to advertise in government-run media space, they often get caught up by government-imposed advertising policies that prohibit certain types of content. 

Over the last several years, for example, the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority rejected a Christmas-themed ad from the Archdiocese of Washington, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rejected an ad from co-working space The Wing about "mansplaining," the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority rejected an ad from The Center for Investigative Reporting that discussed the fact that people of color are more likely to be denied mortgages, and New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority rejected ads for sex toys (and then later changed its

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