Lidl and Iceland battered in first crackdown on LHF ads
The advertising watchdog has laid down a marker for food and drink brands with the first rulings under the new…
ad regulation
Regulators unite to pre-empt car finance ‘feeding frenzy’
The UK’s top regulators have joined forces to launch a new taskforce to prevent motor finance claims from turning into…
Tech giants cough up as ASA seeks funding overhaul
Google and Meta have come to the rescue of the UK’s advertising self-regulation system, as the industry sets up a…
ASA steps into ‘nudification’ row with first AI tool ad ban
The ad watchdog has joined the war against AI-powered “nudification” after issuing the first ban on an ad for one…
ASA pulls plug on British Gas and Hive green energy ads
Centrica-owned energy giants British Gas and Hive have become the latest firms to feel the wrath of the ad watchdog…
TfL ‘Act Like a Friend’ spot banned for ‘racist’ cutdown
Transport for London and VCCP have been hauled up over an execution of the “Act Like a Friend” campaign, after…
‘Menacing’ Call of Duty TV ad gunned down by watchdog
The TV launch campaign for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 video game has been gunned down after the…
Disney gets spanked for Predator ‘severed body’ poster
Disney, the company once known for its child-friendly, schmaltzy animations, has been battered by the ad watchdog over a “disturbing”…
‘Incestuous’ and ‘harmful’ mobile ad ripped down by ASA
Further evidence has emerged on the difficulties of keeping children safe online following a ruling over a “seriously offensive” mobile…
Co-op scraps price-matching ads after Aldi complaint
Co-op has been forced to rip down a price-matching campaign after the ad watchdog ruled the retailer had failed to…