We are not amused: ASA pours booze ads down the drain
The bosses at Strongbow and Jägermeister will no doubt be drowning their sorrows this week after both brands have been…
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ASA stubs out Rizla ad for condoning illegal drug use
Imperial Tobacco has been whacked by the ad watchdog yet again, this time for a paid-for Facebook ad for Rizla…
Domino’s splattered as Creme Egg cookie ad is fried
Domino’s Pizza has been slapped down for running an ad for its fat-ladened cookies – which contain a whole Cadbury’s…
Sexualised video game ads reinforce online safety fears
Further evidence has emerged of just how easy it is for young children to view adult material online following a…
‘Racist’ Sanex ad exposes adland’s failure to grasp DEI
Colgate-Palmolive has found itself in hot water with the ad watchdog over a “seriously offensive” TV ad for Sanex shower…
Rivals prang We Buy Any Car ad over competitor claims
A campaign for We Buy Any Car has been bumped off the schedules following complaints from rivals CarWow and Motorway…
‘Bad boy’ BrewDog returns as Wingman ad is shot down
BrewDog may have shaken off its image as the “scallywag” of UK advertising in recent times but, it seems, the…
Octopus gets its tentacles in a twist over ASA ad ban
Octopus Energy has cried foul after being forced to pull an ad for heat pumps over claims that consumers could…
‘Insulting’ M&S ad blitz now slated for ‘skinny’ model
As if Marks & Spencer has not got enough on its plate, the retailer has now been branded socially irresponsible…
Gemma Collins battered in crack down on ‘fat jab’ ads
Eight companies advertising prescription-only medicines used for weight loss have been sat on from above by the ad watchdog this…