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Radio ads banned after terms and conditions spoken too quickly to understand

Radio ads for Paddy Power and MoneySuperMarket.com have been banned for voicing the terms and conditions so quickly that listeners were unable to understand them. Complainants said both ads, heard in December, were misleading because the terms and ...

09 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Fines needed to enforce consumer laws on social media platforms, MPs told

Fines to enforce consumer protection laws around influencer advertising on social media platforms would be an “important addition” for UK regulators, the competition watchdog has told MPs. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) senior director ...

27 Jan 2022 at 12:55

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Banned car ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving

A Toyota advert which “condoned and encouraged unsafe or irresponsible driving” has been banned. People were able to infer Toyota GR Series vehicles were “capable of delivering a performance based on speed and an element of risk”, the ...

24 Aug 2022 at 11:33

Motoring

Banned car ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving

24 Aug 2022 at 12:33

Advertising regulator signals crackdown on ‘hot air’ environmental claims

The advertising regulator is to crack down on “hot air” environmental claims amid consumer confusion around terms such as “carbon neutral” and “net zero”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the public remained wary of ...

20 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Banned Toyota ad ‘condoned and encouraged’ irresponsible driving

24 Aug 2022 at 11:14

TV ad for Wuka period underwear cleared after 295 complaints

A TV ad for period underwear has been cleared by the regulator after almost 300 complaints from viewers saying it was offensive and distressing. The advert, seen in April, showed images of Wuka period underwear, blood and ...

19 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Ladbrokes ads banned for ‘strongly’ appealing to under-18s

Two ads for Ladbrokes have been banned for “strongly” appealing to under-18s by featuring well-known Premier League managers. The first of two promoted tweets for the bookmaker in January and February featured two images ...

12 Jul 2023 at 10:55

Ads for five gold dealers banned for failing to make lack of regulation clear

The advertising watchdog has banned ads for five gold dealers for failing to make clear that the investments are unregulated and their value could vary. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated the ads for ...

20 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Music

Watchdog defends Calvin Klein ad ruling after FKA twigs slams ‘double standards’

The advertising watchdog has defended its banning of a Calvin Klein poster depicting British singer FKA twigs for presenting her as a “stereotypical sexual object” after the artist hit out at the ruling’s “double ...

11 Jan 2024 at 12:30

Turkish cosmetic surgery clinics advertisements banned for being ‘irresponsible’

Ads for three cosmetic clinics in Turkey have been banned in the UK for “irresponsibly trivialising” the decision to go abroad for surgery. An ad for AsproMED, seen in May, read: “Are you ready to unleash your ...

27 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Demi Lovato UK poster ‘likely to cause serious offence to Christians’ – ASA

A poster promoting US singer Demi Lovato’s new album in the UK was likely to cause serious offence for linking sexuality to the crucifix and crucifixion, the advertising regulator has ruled. The poster, seen ...

11 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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