CAP battered over delay in guidance for junk food ads
The advertising and marketing industry has been engulfed in a fresh row over the new restrictions on ads for so-called…
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Islamic fintech ‘burning cash’ ads get torched by ASA
A London-based Islamic fintech start-up has been hung out to dry by the ad watchdog after branding a Transport for…
ASA bans ‘offensive’ Jaded London ‘show of strength’ ad
Fashion retailer Jaded London has been whacked by the ad watchdog over two Instagram posts promoting a shoe brand that…
Fern Brady tour ad crucified for mocking Christianity
Scottish comedian Fern Brady has had the smile wiped off her face by the ad watchdog over an online ad…
Grass firm cut down to size yet again for ‘degrading’ ad
Oldham-based artificial turf specialist Great Grass has been whacked by the advertising watchdog for the third time for yet another…
Flash a-ah: P&G Dust Magnet ad gets clean bill of health
The latest TV ad for Procter & Gamble’s Flash Dust Magnet might be cheesy, even annoying, but according to the…
ASA burns ‘flippant’ Boots TV ad for sun damage serum
Retail giant Boots has been cut down to size by the ad watchdog after a TV ad for its No7…
Broadband giants busted in ASA small print crackdown
The UK’s leading broadband providers, BT, EE, O2, Virgin Media, Plusnet and TalkTalk, have all been battered by the ad watchdog…
Vodafone cut off for claiming it can match BT ‘for less’
Vodafone may have won praise in some quarters for gaining market share during the cost of living crisis but it…
‘You’re out’! Steve Bartlett firms rocked by ad watchdog
Budding entrepreneurs might hang on his every word but it seems Dragons’ Den star Steve Bartlett still has much to…