Twitter bans Nike campaign

Updated
Picture of Wayne Rooney
Picture of Wayne Rooney

Whoops - Twitter has barred Nike's campaign featuring footballers Wayne Rooney (pictured) and Jack Wilshere - the first time a UK ban has applied.

The crime was simple: Rooney sent out a Tweet endorsing Nike without declaring it was sponsored. This is against the rules so the idea was nixed very quickly. Here's a report from the Guardian.

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