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| Aug 12, 2026 | Beware the AI holiday let | AI is increasingly being used to manipulate adverts for holiday lets. It’s not just horrible for holidaymakers, it could get landlords in trouble with the law, says Alex Poplawska
With the summer holidays upon us, many will be heading out o... |
| Jun 28, 2026 | Protein coffee? Brands cash in on functional beverage boom | Drink giants from Starbucks to Coca-Cola are introducing functional beverage products like protein coffee and prebiotic sodas.
The $160 billion functional drinks market reflects demand from health-conscious young consumers.
Social media has... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Adidas, Calvin Klein and Uniqlo ads banned for greenwashing | Fashion giants Adidas, Calvin Klein and Uniqlo have been rapped as part of a major probe into corporate greenwashing in adverts.
Each of the retailers has had online adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for using the ... |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Маркировка рекламы и охваты: чего зря боятся при запуске кампаний | Когда речь заходит о рекламных интеграциях, многие компании до сих пор опасаются обязательной маркировки рекламы. На рынке распространилось мнение, что рекламная отметка автоматически снижает охваты и делает кампанию менее эффективной.
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| May 20, 2026 | John Lewis, Debenhams censored over Black Friday ads | John Lewis, Debenhams and Boots have been censored over “misleading” Black Friday ads after being accused of overstating the discounts on offer to shoppers.
The three retail giants have had their adverts banned by the Advertising Standards ... |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Lidl and Iceland censored under junk food ad rules | Lidl and Iceland have become the first supermarkets to have adverts blocked by regulators under the government’s crackdown on junk food.
The rules cover some sugary and fatty foods, including sweets, pizza and chocolate.
The Advertising Sta... |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Coinbase ‘everything’s fine’ crypto ad banned by watchdog | A cryptocurrency advert which depicted people in grotty homes singing “everything is fine” has been banned by the advertising watchdog.
The adverts, which included a video ad and three posters and were commissioned by cryptocurrency trading... |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Easyjet rebuked over ‘misleading’ £5.99 cabin bag deal | Easyjet has been warned by the advertising watchdog over a “misleading” tab on its website which suggested that passengers could get a large cabin bag ‘from £5.99’.
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) said it had not seen “sufficient evi... |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Nike and Superdry adverts banned in ‘greenwashing’ crackdown | Adverts produced by Nike, Superdry and Lacoste which claimed to promote sustainable clothing have been banned by the advertising watchdog as part of a major crackdown on corporate greenwashing.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) uphe... |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Supreme CBD: Celeb-backed brand rapped for third time by advertising watchdog | Supreme CBD, the brand founded by ex-boxer Anthony Fowler and endorsed by former Premier League footballers, has been forced to remove an advert for claiming its products could treat anxiety and depression.
The Advertising Standards Authori... |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Strongbow and Jägermeister social media ads banned for promoting irresponsible drinking | Social media posts by Strongbow and Jägermeister have been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog for suggesting that alcohol takes priority in life and social settings.
Two Jägermeister ads on social media and one Instagram skit promoting... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Coinbase’s UK musical ad hits a nerve — sparking debate from crypto fans to founders | American crypto firm Coinbase dropped a musical advert last week which criticized the U.K.
The ad has divided opinion, winning praise from some VCs and those in the fintech industry, while others described it as tone-deaf.
Coinbase denied t... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Octopus heat pump ad claim row boils over | A war of words has erupted between energy providers after an Octopus Energy advert was banned for claiming that households could have a heat pump installed for as little as £500.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint ... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Brentford FC sponsor rapped by watchdog for pushing gambling to kids | Premier League club Brentford FC’s main sponsor, Hollywoodbets, has been rapped by the advertising watchdog for targeting children.
The Advertising Standards Authority today upheld a complaint from a minor prompted by an ad for the bookmake... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | ‘Irresponsible’ M&S ad gets banned for promoting ‘unhealthily thin’ models | The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that Marks and Spencers used an “unhealthily thin” model to advertise clothes on its app.
In its ruling on the M&S ad, the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) said the model “appeare... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Advertising Standards Authority Bans Viva!’s ‘Dairy is Scary’ Ad, Sparking Controversy Over Censorship | The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a cinema advert produced by the UK-based charity Viva!, following a small number of complaints, despite the approval of both the ASA’s internal investigation team and the Cinema Advertisi... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Gaming App Ads Face Scrutiny Over Sexualisation of Women | The UK’s advertising watchdog has released a report detailing the disturbing trend of sexualisation and stereotyping in depictions of women in gaming apps.
The Advertising Standards Authority found that while most companies involved in thei... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Race to Reusability: Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Takes Flight**
** | ** In the ever-evolving landscape of space exploration, Blue Origin is carving its own path. The company, founded by Jeff Bezos, recently unveiled a significant advancement in its reusable rocket technology: the New Glenn rocket's six landi... |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Deepfakes’ Prevalence and Harm Unveiled in Startling Ofcom Report | Deepfakes are videos, pictures or audio clips made with artificial intelligence to look real.
New Ofcom research has found that 43% of people aged 16+ say they have seen at least one deepfake online in the last six months – rising to 50% am... |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Gassing Up the Lizzy Line: Transport for London Has Displayed 200+ Fossil Fuel Ads Since Zero-Carbon Pledge | 8 Mins Read Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.
By TJ Jordan
London’s public transport network has hosted more than 240 advertising campaigns by oil and gas companies including Shell, B... |
| Apr 21, 2024 | Cartoon Gambling Ads Target Children, Warns Charity | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 21 April 2024, 09:04 am
UK children are exposed to an alarming amount of betting advertising and gambling-like information when they are online, according to a new study commissioned by GambleAware, a nonprofit suppor... |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Food companies aren’t all walking the talk on regenerative agriculture, says FAIRR investor network | There’s a lot of talk, but rather less action on regenerative agriculture from some publicly listed agrifood companies, according to a new report from investor network FAIRR.
Two thirds of publicly-listed agrifood companies that have talked... |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Internet Ad Regulations Tighten in a Bid to Protect Children | UK ministers will force online platforms like Google Ads, and intermediary AdTech platforms to stop children seeing adverts that contain alcohol or gambling.
The move will also target fake celebrity scams and pop-up malware propagated by at... |
| May 14, 2023 | UK Gambling Brand Paid Blogs to Promote Online Casino Games to Mothers: Report | John Lopez, Tech Times 14 May 2023, 11:05 am
Coral, one of the UK's top gambling brands, is under fire for reportedly paying parenting bloggers to promote its online casino games, The Guardian reports.
The bloggers were allegedly instructed... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Huel on the hook with Advertising Standards Authority, again | According to a filing initially reported by the BBC, Highland Europe portfolio company Huel has had an advertisement run on Facebook in August and September 2022 banned due to being misleading.
The paid Facebook ad, seen on 29 August 2022 a... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | ASA crypto crackdown – is it regulation by the back door? | by Geraint Lloyd-Taylor |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: UK Regulator Dings Clever Ads As Being Too Good | For many, many, many years we’ve been talking about the idea of advertising as content and content as advertising on Techdirt. The basic idea is that in today’s world, where there are so many things competing for our attention, rather than ... |
| Mar 23, 2022 | U.K. watchdog calls out 50 crypto companies that could be punished for misleading ads | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
The U.K.’s advertising watchdog sent a “red alert” letter to 50 crypto companies on Tuesday warning it may... |
| Mar 22, 2022 | UK Watchdog Sends Notices to Over 50 Crypto Firms Because of Misleading Ads | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 22 March 2022, 09:03 am
The United Kingdom's advertising watchdog issued a special notice to over 50 crypto firms amid the continuous crackdown for false and misleading advertisements involving the services related ... |
| Mar 22, 2022 | The UK watchdog has warned over 50 companies to make sure crypto ads stick to its rules, or risk strong punishment | The UK's advertising regulator has warned over 50 companies with crypto ads not to mislead consumers.
Failure to comply with rules will lead to strong action, the ASA said Tuesday, continuing its clampdown.
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| Mar 8, 2022 | Papa John's Plans NFT Drop Despite Prior Warning From UK Advertising Regulator | Pizza take-out chain Papa John's (PZZA) is planning to give away nearly 20,000 non-fungible tokens (NFT) to customers in the U.K., shrugging off a previous warning from the country's advertising regulator about its dalliances in the crypto ... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | UK's ad regulator bans 2 Crypto.com promos for being 'misleading' and 'irresponsible' | The UK's advertising watchdog has banned two Crypto.com promos for misleading consumers.
The regulator said these were "irresponsible and took advantage of consumers' inexperience or credulity."
Crypto.com responded to each of the... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Why Did These Crypto Ads Fall Foul of a UK Advertising Regulator? | Two ads for cryptocurrencies appearing within apps were banned by UK advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
According to the watchdog, the ads from cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com were accused of being “misleadi... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | UK’s Advertising Regulator Bans 2 Crypto.com Ads | Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has had two ads banned because they were considered to be misleading by the U.K’s advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The first ad was shown Sept. 1 on the Daily Mail newspape... |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Arsenal's ads for crypto fan tokens have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog | The UK's advertising watchdog on Wednesday banned ads for Arsenal's Fan Token.
The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads for the $AFC Fan Token were "misleading" and trivialized investment in crypto assets.
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| Dec 22, 2021 | British watchdog censures soccer club Arsenal over crypto token ads | LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Britain's advertising watchdog warned Arsenal on Wednesday over ads for its "fan tokens," a type of cryptocurrency embraced by soccer clubs this year as coronavirus pummelled their revenues.
The Advertis... |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Arsenal’s ads for crypto fan tokens have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog | An ad for the soccer club’s $AFC Fan Token Arsenal
The UK’s advertising watchdog on Wednesday banned ads for Arsenal’s Fan Token.
The Advertising Standards Authority said the ads for the $AFC Fan Token were “misleading” and trivialized inve... |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Arsenal Club Fails at Advertising Crypto, Here’s How | Contents “Buy Chiliz crypto, get some Fan Tokens”Arsenal’s response to ASA
A post about digital Arsenal Fan Tokens (AFC) and the Chiliz crypto (CHZ) that automatically comes with them has raised questions from UK regulator Advertising Stand... |
| Dec 22, 2021 | British watchdog censures soccer club Arsenal over crypto token ads | The Advertising Standards Agency https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/arsenal-football-club-plc-a21-1121873-arsenal-football-club-plc.html (ASA) said two ads posted in August on Arsenal's website and on Facebook were "misleading" as the... |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Crypto Firms Get a Slap From UK Advertising Regulator Over Misleading Ads | Cryptocurrency trading giants Coinbase, eToro and Luno were among a gaggle of virtual asset industry participants to receive a warning from the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for promotions that were misleading about the risk ... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 5G has an image problem – how do telcos solve it? | Despite the range of potential uses for emerging 5G technologies, consumers are still largely in the dark. How can telcos better advertise the benefits of 5G based on where customers see value?
But with articles titled "The terrifying ... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | UK Watchdog Says Crypto Ads Now "Red Alert" Priority | The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) claims that cryptocurrency ads are now a “red alert” priority, the Financial Times reports.
This July, the watchdog plans to go after “misleading” cryptocurrency marketing campaigns that are getting... |
| May 26, 2021 | Bitcoin 'time to buy' ad banned in the UK for being irresponsible | Posters for cryptocurrency exchange service Luno — shown across the London Underground network and on London buses this year — contained a cartoon image of a bitcoin with the words "If you're seeing Bitcoin on the Underground, it's tim... |
| May 26, 2021 | UK watchdog bans adverts saying 'it's time to buy' bitcoin, calling them misleading and irresponsible | The UK's advertising watchdog has banned Luno's bitcoin ads in their current form.
The London adverts said "If you're seeing bitcoin on the Underground, it's time to buy."
But the watchdog said the ads were misleading and did not ... |
| Apr 18, 2021 | As Laws Catch Up To The Digital Age, Gaming Influencers Must Pay Close Attention | SAN JOSE, CA - OCTOBER 27: Tyler "Ninja" Blevins (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Mar 17, 2021 | UK Watchdog Bans 'Socially Irresponsible' Bitcoin Ad | The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a bitcoin advertisement from cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor, labelling it “socially irresponsible.”
According to an announcement by the ASA on Wednesday, the advert in the Northam... |
| Oct 10, 2020 | «Привычка выпить пива дарит новый взгляд на жизнь»: как ретро-реклама алкоголя продавала мифы о здоровье и красоте Статьи редакции | В 21 веке открытую рекламу спиртного то запрещают, то ограничивают. Но в прошлом маркетологи работали без запретов: обещали в рекламе похудение, счастье в семейной жизни и крепкие нервы.
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| May 23, 2020 | ASA: Children’s Exposure to TV Advertising within Tolerance Levels | Children’s exposure to TV gambling advertisements in 2019 has returned to levels observed in 2008, a recent report released by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), UK’s independent advertising regulatory body outlined. The issued repo... |
| Feb 5, 2020 | U.K. bans Vodafone ads over misleading ‘unlimited’ 5G data claims | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Unlimited data plans are expected to be critical in driving global use of 5G networks, as the high-speed cellular technology gives user... |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Instagram Ads For Fillers Banned For 'Misleading' Customers Into Thinking That They Would Look Like Kylie Jenner | Diane Samson, Tech Times 26 September 2019, 11:09 am
Advertisements for cosmetic procedures have been banned from using images of Kim Kardashian West and Kylie Jenner to promote treatments.
According to the Advertising Standards Authority, ... |
| Aug 18, 2019 | ASA: UK Advertising Regulator Sanctions Crypto Derivatives Platform BitMEX for “Misleading” Ad | The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against crypto-derivatives trading platform BitMEX claiming the company violated UK advertising standards with an ad it published on the front page of a national newspaper in Ja... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | UK Advertising Authority Still Supports Complaints Against BitMEX’s Bitcoin Ad | The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is still in support of the complaints earlier filed against the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, BitMEX.
In a publication by the ASA today, the watchdog stated that four complai... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | UK Advertising Watchdog Upholds Complaints Against BitMEX Bitcoin Promotion | The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints over a bitcoin ad placed by crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX (HDR Global Trading).
The advertising regulator published its decision on Wednesday, saying that it supporte... |
| Apr 17, 2019 | ASA Clears Betfred of Charges Against Company’s Ad | Amid a tightened regulatory context, Betfred has avoided a penalty by the UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), which has been going after online gaming and betting operators in the recent past. Betfred Is Not in the Wrong Says ASA
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| Feb 22, 2019 | Why it’s time we outlawed paying to speak at tech conferences [Opinion] | There is a reason that publishers, as well as content platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been compelled to clearly mark which content is advertising and which isn’t.
And although the reason will be obvious to many reading t... |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Why it’s time we outlawed paying to speak at tech conferences [Opinion] | There is a reason that publishers, as well as content platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been compelled to clearly mark which content is advertising and which isn’t.
And although the reason will be obvious to many reading ... |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Nine industries that are regulated—and why it matters | 2 shares
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The word regulation often conjures up images of red tape, unreasonable rules and confusing paperwork – but it’s thanks to regulators that we have clean water, poison-free food and qualified doctors. To... |
| Jan 3, 2019 | #ad or #spon? A simple guide to the rules of influencer marketing | #ad or #spon? A simple guide to the rules of influencer marketing
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Influencer marketing has been one of the biggest trends in recent years and has completely transformed the way we see social media, particularly on platforms like ... |
| Oct 18, 2018 | LeoVegas Cleared by ASAV from Recent Complaints | LeoVegas has had a good run so far. It has announced one of the first initiatives focused on training more girls to pursue computer sciences and the casino generally has had a good reputation among regulators, gamers, and countries. Bar the... |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Woe for ‘GP at Hand’ App Continues as it Haemorrhages Cash | The GP at Hand app, which is backed by Health Minister Matt Hancock, has posted a loss of £23.3 million for 2017, nearly doubling its losses from £12.9 million in 2016.
Led by Iran-born former banker Dr Ali Parsa, Babylon reported revenues ... |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Controversial contraception app approved in U.S. drawing scrutiny overseas | European regulators are ramping up their scrutiny of a controversial app that its backers hail as a side-effect-free alternative to hormonal birth control pills — and which the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. just cleared last mont... |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Contraception app Natural Cycles’ Facebook ad banned for being misleading | Natural Cycles, a Swedish startup which touts its body temperature-based algorithmic method for tracking individual fertility as an effective alternative to hormonal birth control, has been wrapped by the UK advertising regulator which toda... |
| Aug 6, 2018 | ISPs’ listed speeds drop up to 41% after UK requires accurate advertising | Enlarge
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| Jun 13, 2018 | CityFibre Wins Court Approval in ‘Fake Fibre’Fight | CityFibre has been granted permission by the High Court to proceed with its judicial review of the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) ruling regarding the use of ‘fibre’ in broadband advertising.
In November 2017, the ASA confirmed tha... |
| May 18, 2018 | UK Broadband Speeds Slower Than Advertised | Research conducted by Which? suggests many UK households only get half the broadband speed they pay for. Conducted ahead of new Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) guidelines that come into effect next week, the research reveals stark dif... |
| Apr 18, 2018 | Pret a Manger punished by ad regulator for claiming its food is 'natural' - while still using additives | Alexandra Ma/Business Insider
Pret A Manger markets its food as "natural."
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British ad regulators have banned Pret A Manger for claiming in online ads that say food is "natural."
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| Jun 22, 2017 | UK consumers want an end to misleading 'fibre' broadband advertising | Using the word 'fibre' to describe broadband services which are partly delivered using copper cable is misleading consumers according to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Conducted by specialist research agency Opinion Leader,... |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Brit broadband consumers utterly perplexed by ISP “up to” speed claims | BT reader comments 37 with 24 posters participating
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Too many broadband consumers are being misled by claims made by major ISPs in their marketing campaigns, the UK's ad wat... |
| Oct 31, 2016 | UK ISPs must now advertise broadband price with line rental included | Dan Brady reader comments 31 with 24 posters participating
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Updated, October 31: Starting today, the ASA will start enforcing new broadband advertising rules. The new rules ... |
| Sep 28, 2016 | No Man’s Sky’s marketing under fire at U.K.’s truth-in-advertising watchdog | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
If you felt burned because you purchased developer Hello Games’ No Man Sky space sim based on its trailers and promotional material, so... |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Copyright Troll Partner “Kicked Uber Driver in the Head” (Updated) | In October 2015, a well-known copyright-trolling outfit announced the launch of the “largest” anti-piracy campaign seen in the UK for years.
German-based monitoring company Maverick Eye said that it had teamed up with London-based Hatton &a... |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Hyperoptic ad banned for imitating a “sorry we missed you” delivery card | NASA reader comments 9 with 9 posters participating
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Ultrafast fibre-optic ISP Hyperoptic has been told off by the UK's advertising regulator for delivering disguised market... |
| Aug 31, 2016 | Virgin Media offers broadband for gamers, vows 20Mbps upload speeds | reader comments 35 with 15 posters participating
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Virgin Media is set to debut a broadband package for gamers, which it claims could offer download speeds of up to 200Mbps, ... |
| May 11, 2016 | Three loses “undisputed” belt after UK ad ref knocks out misleading claim | Three reader comments 2 with 2 posters participating
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EE has successfully challenged claims made in a Three advert, which wrongly bragged that the mobile operator was "... |
| Apr 7, 2016 | Tesla “green energy” tussle with Ecotricity runs out of fuel, rules UK ad watchdog | Ecotricity reader comments 8 with 7 posters participating
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Tesla has failed to convince the UK's advertising regulator that Ecotricity was misleading folk with its claim to ... |
| Feb 10, 2016 | BT, Sky gang up on Virgin Media’s “best streaming service” and “fastest hub” claims | reader comments 13 with 13 posters participating
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BT and Sky have successfully shot down Virgin Media's claim that it offered the best streaming service to Brits, and had a ... |
| Jan 21, 2016 | ISPs told to clean up act on “ambiguous” broadband prices in ads | Virgin Media reader comments 22 with 16 posters participating
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The UK's fixed broadband firms—which often separate out line rental and installation costs from the headline f... |
| Jan 13, 2016 | BuzzFeed pushes advertorial boundaries but falls foul of regulators | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
BuzzFeed may be reinventing how news is reported ... |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Virgin complains (and wins) over Sky’s claim that it has better customer service | Virgin Media reader comments 4 with 3 posters participating
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The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped Sky across the knuckles for claiming its Broadband and... |
| Nov 5, 2015 | A Sexist Australian Wine Ad Was Banned for Mentioning Bush | Australia seems to have a knack for offensive booze ads.
Its questionable commercials usually remain within its borders, but a recent wine ad from Australia destined for Brits' television screens was packed with so much sexual innuendo that... |
| Nov 28, 2014 | ACCC abandons investigation into Greencross merger; Oreo slammed by UK advertising watchdog over YouTube ads: Midday roundup | Australia’s largest pet care company has announced the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has discontinued its investigation into its acquisition of West Australian-based pet care retailer City Farmers.
Greencross, which operate... |
| Jul 8, 2014 | UK Advertising Regulator Nixes EA's Dungeon Keeper Advertisement Due To Microtransactions | Electronic Arts, fresh from being upset in the most recent “Worst Company” contest, isn’t taking the defeat lying down. In fact, they’re in full rebuilding mode, acquiring as much news about pissing people off as possible. Recently, for ins... |
| Jun 9, 2014 | Now Backed By Sir Richard Branson, TransferWise Raises $25M For Cheaper Money Transfers | A couple of months back, European money transfer startup TransferWise hit a major (PR) milestone. Its platform had processed £1 billion of customers’ money, an eight-fold increase from the previous year. At the time, Executive Chairman and ... |
| Apr 15, 2012 | What’s In A Name? Australia Wants Apple To ‘Change The Name’ Of The iPad Over 4G Incompatibility | Looks like we may see another development today in Apple’s ongoing iPad/4G controversy in Australia. The country’s Competition and Consumer Commission is meeting with Apple in court again today to try to get Apple to officially change the n... |
| Dec 29, 2011 | The Other Steve Jobs: Censorship, Control and Labor Rights | The death of Steve Jobs has rocked people the world over, affecting everyone from the most hardcore Apple fanboy to Barack Obama to all those gathered outside the new Apple store in Shanghai. While Steve Jobs will be remembered for revoluti... |
| Sep 14, 2011 | U.K. Ad Authority: Apple, Not Samsung, Has Thinnest Smartphone | Last time we heard from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, they had blocked Motorola from claiming that their Atrix handset was the world’s most powerful smartphone since its processor is slower than the Galaxy S II’s. While they cam... |
| Apr 4, 2011 | UK Advertising Board Says CD Jukebox With Hard Drive Can't Advertise That It Copies Music, Since That's Infringement | We’ve seen the entertainment industry flip out and kill innovative products like a DVD juke box that makes digital copies of your DVDs so that you can access and watch them more easily. Over in the UK, apparently they’re also killing simila... |
| Apr 7, 2010 | UK ad board says Motorola Dext isn't the 'first phone with social skills' | The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) frequently cracks down on advertisements from consumer technology companies, asking companies to fix commercial claims that are confusing or misleading.
In 2008, the ASA requested that Apple re... |
| Jul 31, 2009 | UK ad authority: Apple can say apps are “only on iPhone” | reader comments 19 with 17 posters participating
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"Apps" are indeed only sold on Apple's App Store, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority ruled this week. The A... |
| Dec 17, 2008 | ASA: EA can't pass off 360 graphics as Wii | The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has asked EA to cease broadcasting its commercial for Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 for Wii. Although Woods himself "plays" the Wii, the graphics shown were from the Xbox 360.
In the commercial,... |
| Nov 26, 2008 | Apple claiming iPhone 3G is 'really fast' deemed false by UK regulators | The UK's Advertising Standards Authority determined today that an Apple TV ad's claims about its iPhone 3G's relative download speeds is misleading and exaggerative, and must be pulled.
The ASA received 17 complaints from television viewers... |
| Nov 26, 2008 | British agency bans another Apple iPhone ad as “misleading” | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Apple is once again in hot water again over British TV ads for its iPhone 3G. An ad that repeatedly showed an iPhone 3G accessi... |
| Aug 27, 2008 | A Bad Day for Apple: Banned iPhone Ads, Embarrassing Security Hole, and a Censored Comic | For most companies, having to deal with one piece of bad publicity in a day is already bad enough. Apple, however, has to deal with three pieces of bad publicity today. In England, the Advertising Standards Authority, moved to ban one of Ap... |
| Aug 27, 2008 | Apple iPhone ad pulled in UK over 'misleading' Internet claims | The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an ad for the iPhone was misleading, and cannot be aired again as it misrepresents the device's Internet capabilities.
Two consumers complained to the ASA -- Great Britain's principal ... |
| Oct 16, 2001 | ITV Digital gets slap on wrist | ITV Digital gets slap on wrist
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ITV Digital has received a slap on the wrist for an advert offering viewers the chance to 'only pay for the channels you actually want to watch'.
British Sky Broadcasting complained the leaflet was ... |
| Tesla quietly upgraded its Superchargers for faster charging, now capable of 145 kW | Tesla has long claimed that its Supercharger is ‘The World’s Fastest Charging Station’, but the claim was recently challenged in front of the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a long legal battle between the automaker and Eco... |
| Big business likes to trumpet ESG credentials. But a ‘greenwashing’ reckoning could be on the horizon | Today, companies that give their products or services the “ESG” or “sustainable” label are finding their business practices and claims examined in great detail by lawyers, the public, environmental organizations and regulators.
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| Гендерная реклама: коммуникации с потребителем меняются | Позади 23 февраля, впереди 8 марта. Для многих бизнесов этот период — время рекордных продаж, поздравлений, акций, спецпредложений для Него и для Неё. Однако в последнее время чаще возникают дискуссии о гендерных стереотипах — то, что было ... |
| UK watchdog puts 50 crypto companies on notice over ‘misleading’ ads | The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority has told more than 50 crypto firms to review their ads and make sure they are in compliance with the rules.
The ASA also threatened firms with targeted sanctions if “problem ads” persist after May 2.... |
