ASA launches crackdown on UK rural delivery charges
Online retailers are facing a major crackdown on misleading claims about delivery charges to consumers from next month, with the…
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ASA gets arsey over ‘offensive’ Wish.com online activity
Online retailer Wish.com has been spanked by the ad watchdog over a series of digital ads which promoted sex products…
Barclays Bank hauled up for ‘misleading’ online fraud ad
Barclays Bank’s attempt to steal a march on its rivals in the fight against online fraud and cybercrime have been…
Sex charged Magaluf Booze Cruise ad sunk by watchdog
The company behind the “Magaluf Booze Cruise”, which featured in The Inbetweeners Movie, has been slapped down by the ad…
Watchdog probes ‘blurring of the lines’ in online ads
The Advertising Standards Authority is launching an investigation into consumers’ ability to recognise online “ads as ads” following fears that…
Masticating footballer ad comes unstuck for Wrigley’s
A TV ad for Wrigley’s Extra gum, which featured a woman chewing gum while playing football has been banned over…
ASA comes down heavy on ‘slim’ body contouring ad
An ad for a laser body contouring treatment which suggested that even thin people would benefit from losing weight has…
‘In-play’ gambling ads banned in new CAP crackdown
Gambling companies are facing a new advertising crackdown to prevent them from targeting problem gamblers with free bets and bonuses…
Ad for Tunnock’s tea-time fancy deemed far too saucy
Tunnock’s Tea Cakes may be a family favourite but an ad for the chocolate fancy has been found to be…
Defiant Poundland cocks a snook at ‘saucy elf’ ad ban
Poundland hit back at the ad watchdog after being rapped over the knuckles for a double-entendre-laden Christmas campaign, featuring a…