Walmart told CNBC it “will continue to offer Cosmopolitan to customers that wish to purchase the magazine, but it will no longer be located in the checkout aisles.”
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An advocacy group, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, applauded Walmart for its decision, saying Cosmo’s article “regularly promote pornography, sexting, BDSM, group sex, anal sex, and more, all while marketing toward young teens with Disney star cover models,” in a statement.
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