KFC Deleted This Not-Safe-for-Work Ad From Twitter After Just One HourThe racy tweet, from KFC Australia, showed a woman and a man on a sofa.

ByWill Heilpern

This story originally appeared onBusiness Insider

Settawat Udom | Shutterstock

KFC backtracked on its latest ad campaign less than one hour after it launched,according to Yahoo News.

The racy tweet, from KFC Australia, (scroll down to see the probably NSFW screenshot below) showed a woman and a man on a sofa.

男人的胯部区域是模糊的,而我们man appears to be reaching into it.

The image came with the caption "Warning: #NSFW. Something hot and spicy is coming soon." "NSFW" stands for "Not Safe For Work."

KFC is not known for its salacious advertising. However, in 2005 the fast-food giant produced a UK ad that showed people singing with their mouths full. The UK advertising regulator, the ASA, received of record number of more than 1,000 complaints about the commercial from people who were offended by the lack of table manners,making it the UK's most complained-about ad of all time.

The KFC Australia ad received more than 1,300 retweets before it was deleted.

Many Twitter users had reacted negatively to the KFC tweet.

KFC Australia later apologized for causing offense.

"This was a genuine tweet to launch KFC's new Hot & Spicy chicken products next week. It was not intended to offend and we've removed the image," KFCsaid in a statement to Australian website News.com.au.

KFC was not immediately available for comment.

The now-deleted ad:

KFC deleted ad

Wavy Line
Will Heilpern

Writer

Will writes about media and advertising and he's also interested in UK politics. He is based in Business Insider's London office.

After graduating in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 2015, he worked at CNN before joining Business Insider.

Editor's Pick

Related Topics

Growing a Business

We're Now Finding Out The Damaging Results of The Mandated Return to Office — And It's Worse Than We Thought.

Companies knew the mandated return to the office would cause some attrition, however, they were not prepared for the serious problems that would present.

Business Solutions

Learn to Program an AI Chatbot for Your Business in This $30 Course

Get back-to-school savings on this AI coding course.

Money & Finance

Want to Become a Millionaire? Follow Warren Buffett's 4 Rules.

企业家是不能过度指狗万官方望太多a company exit for their eventual 'win.' Do this instead.

Business News

Netflix is Hiring an AI-Focused Role—and the Starting Salary is up to $900,000

The streaming giant is looking for a leader in its machine learning department.

Thought Leaders

Mark Cuban Says These are the Dumbest Things Entrepreneurs Do

Whatever you do, don't do the first thing on this list. Or the second. Definitely not the third.

Leadership

This Common Leadership Habit Will Harm Your Credibility. Are You Guilty of It?

As leaders, we're always looking for ways to build credibility among peers and employees. But this easy-to-make mistake can ruin it in an instant.