{
  "id": 13903010,
  "title": "Ewe couldn't make this up: Bank censors 'explicit' sheep mascot images",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ewe-couldnt-make-this-up-bank-censors-explicit-sheep-mascot-images",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T07:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-10-12-ewe-couldnt-make-this-up-bank-censors-explicit-sheep-mascot-images/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kiwibank has sparked a free-speech row and accusations of censorship after sending copyright takedown notices to suppress viral, \" explicit\" social media memes targeting its new green-woolled sheep mascot, \" Buck\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}