ASA ‘red alert’ crackdown rips down cryptocurrency ads
The ad watchdog has delivered on a major crackdown on cryptocurrency marketing, outlawing seven separate campaigns – including one by…
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Fresh call to ban booze ads over festive bombardment
MPs and health groups are stepping up their calls for even tougher restrictions on alcohol advertising, claiming the looming Christmas…
Only fudging joking: ASA rejects ‘expletive’ complaints
The Advertising Standards Authority has cleared two separate campaigns which made a play on what would otherwise have been foul…
ASA comes down hard on ads targeting impotent men
The ad watchdog has slapped down two separate campaigns promoting erectile dysfunction treatments reinforcing the rules that prescription-only medicines are…
Finance watchdog outruns ASA to ban John Lewis ad
The financial services watchdog has shown it has a sharper teeth – and faster legs – than its advertising counterpart…
Young kids ‘lap up’ betting ads on esports platforms
The gambling industry has been accused of making its online advertising vastly more appealing to children than adults, especially on…
John Lewis ad fuels hundreds of complaints to watchdog
The Advertising Standards Authority has been inundated with complaints over John Lewis’ Home Insurance ad, which, depending on your stance,…
BrewDog issues ‘gold plated’ apology as ASA snarls
BrewDog has issued an uncharacteristic apology over the mistakes it made for the “solid gold” beer can promotion – in…
Public trust in ads up but it still trails other industries
UK advertising’s image is finally starting to improve – up from its 2015 nadir when 44% of the public said…
‘Meditating’ Salesforce ad swerves offensive complaints
An ad for CRM giant Salesforce, which featured a woman overcoming her noisy working from home environment by levitating off…