Fashion site stuffed for using ‘unhealthily thin’ model
Fashion retailer Motel Rocks has been forced to pull two paid-for Facebook posts after featuring a woman who made Kate…
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Chastened BrewDog bows to ASA over fresh ad ban
BrewDog, the company which has gone from “the trouble starter, punkin’ instigator” to bully-boy employer, has also ditched the foul-mouthed…
Ladbrokes gets red card for BBH ‘gambling addict’ ad
BBH London’s first campaign for Ladbrokes – hailed at launch as portraying “the excitement, energy and anticipation of betting” –…
Marketers call for tougher rules; do they mean it man?
Most marketers say they would welcome stricter regulation of the advertising industry, with just 26% of professionals reckoning the current…
Ad for ‘Covid killing’ air purifier exterminated by ASA
The ad watchdog has sent out a warning to any companies thinking of jumping on the pandemic to promote Covid…
‘Boozed up’ ad for daytime rave event gets heave-ho
UKG Brunch, which claims to be the UK’s largest daytime garage party, has been forced to pull the plug on…
ASA boots out claims KFC TV ad mocks black people
KFC has escaped censure by the ad watchdog over a TV ad, featuring two young black men who turned into…
Influencers found to be useless at offering debt advice
Instagram posts fronted by three reality TV stars urging people in financial trouble to sign up to a service that…
Asos: 20% off everything is not really ‘off everything’
Online fashion giant Asos may have been one of the Covid-19 retail winners but it appears to be bottom of…
ASA hails data science for combating rise of rogue ads
The ad watchdog has bigged up its use of data science and technology in the war on dodgy advertising, revealing…