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…
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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…
Vauxhall brand is as British as fish and chips, ASA rules
Vauxhall Motors has seen off a challenge to its assertion that the car marque has been a “British Brand since 1903”…
ASA guns down foul-mouthed sexist rapper Bamby H20
A YouTube ad for a single by rapper Bamby H2O, entitled Over It, has been battered by the ad watchdog…
ASA fingers influencers for widespread advert failings
Some people hang on their every word but it seems many social media influencers are far from upfront about whether…
Bitcoin firm battered for trying to hoodwink pensioners
A cryptocurrency specialist which ran a press campaign to try to persuade pensioners to invest in Bitcoin has been spanked…
We mean it man; stereotypes in ads give men the jitters
The curtain has finally come down on the alpha male and lad culture, according to a new study which claims…
Ryanair calls for travel ad ban as Jab & Go is grounded
Ryanair has called for all Easter and summer holiday ads to be banned after being forced to ditch its controversial…
‘Crass’ Ryanair Jab & Go ad fuels mass ASA complaints
Ryanair has been hit by a major backlash over its new “Jab & Go” ad campaign, with the ad watchdog…