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Spotify playlist complaint sparked by killer clown advertSpotify playlist complaint sparked by killer clown advertBy Leo KelionTechnology desk editor 11 March 2020 Image copyrightGetty ImagesWarner Bros has been rebuked after an advert for one of its horror movies was played during a Spotify playlist of children's lullabies.The advert for the film It: Chapter Two featured the voice of killer clown Pennywise talking and giggling over scary music.It ran in August although it had been tagged as unsuitable for "kids' music".The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said Warner must take further steps to prevent a similar incident.Spotify did not respond to the BBC's request to explain why it had not blocked the advert. But the UK's advertising watchdog said that the music streaming firm had told it "they did not believe the playlist was designed primarily for children".Even so, the regulator noted the technology company had now removed the list from its pl…