ASA rejects flood of complaints over ‘harmful’ Dusk ad
The ad watchdog has dismissed calls to ban a tongue in cheek TV ad for furniture retailer Dusk, despite 40…
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‘Disgusting’ Shipman ad kills off new biz at DeadHappy
Financial services firm DeadHappy is counting the cost of last year’s controversial ad campaign featuring serial killer Harold Shipman –…
Dancing Lucky Cow spot gets a lucky break at the ASA
A Lucky Cow Bingo campaign, featuring a jovial Friesian stood on her hind legs dancing to music, has managed to…
ASA caves in over ‘flawed’ Calvin Klein advertising ban
The ad watchdog has performed an embarrassing U-turn on its decision to censure a Calvin Klein ad featuring the British…
‘Provocative and offensive’ OnlyFans poster gets binned
The ad watchdog’s war against raunchy posters for OnlyFans has claimed yet another scalp with the regulator forcing model, influencer…
Ford swerves ad ban as ASA slams the brakes on probe
Car giant Ford has been given the green light to “keep calm and carry on” advertising its All-Electric Explorer model…
BMW and MG ads outlawed in ASA ‘greenwashing’ blitz
Car giants BMW and MG Motors have both been forced to pull online ads over misleading environmental claims, as the…
Heinz ordered to dump ‘misleading’ Free Dayz Out ad
Heinz Beanz has been crushed by the ad watchdog over a bungled campaign promoting its “Free Dayz Out With Every…
Taboo busting cancer charity ad busted by ad watchdog
A poster campaign by charity Girl vs Cancer, designed to make sex after cancer “a less taboo part of treatment…
Eurostar email marketing campaign hits the buffers
Eurostar’s festive period, already blighted by a wildcat strike and flooding, has gone off the rails again with the train…