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"First Consumer Reports took on the infamous Microsoft Kin \"sexting\" commercial, and now it's going after a new series of ads for the device in which a girl named Rosa sets out to meet her entire social network. \nAfter Consumer Reports covered the previous commercial \u2014 in which a boy takes a picture of his chest \u2014 Microsoft edited the spot. Why? CR thought it promoted sexting, and that it was \u201Cdownright creepy.\u201D  The new ad that CR is taking offense to features an \"online flirt\" named Matty Goldberg, who flirts with Rosa via Facebook chat even though they have never met (apparently, Rosa doesn't know how to hit the \"unfriend\" button).\nRosa goes to meet Matty, and ultimately decides that he's an OK guy, even if he is extremely socially awkward, says semi-lascivious things and admits to using the Internet to pick up girls. CR thinks that the whole thing is dangerous and, well, creepy. Basically, they think it sends the wrong message: That everyone on the web is nice, and it's OK to go hang with strangers.\nCR has yet to hear from Microsoft \u2014 we'll keep you updated when they do \u2014 but we've embedded the clip below so that you can draw your own conclusions.\nIs this ad \"creepy\"? Does it encourage kids to engage in risky behavior? Let us know what you think. This whole Kin thing is shaping up to be a quite a hotbed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more web video coverage, follow Mashable Web Video on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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