‘Girl boss’ advert banned for gender stereotyping – BBC News
‘An advert saying “You do the girl boss thing” has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
BBC News, 8th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: advertising
Betting ad featuring England footballer Declan Rice banned, as watchdog rules prank videos are advertising – Daily Telegraph
‘YouTube prank videos made by corporate brands are subject to advertising rules, a watchdog had ruled after banning a clip of England footballer Declan Rice appearing for a betting company.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New advertising rule “not a complete ban”, says SRA – Legal Futures
‘The new rule that prohibits solicitors from making unsolicited approaches to members of the public is not a blanket ban on all advertising, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has clarified.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Advertising watchdog bans e-cigarette promotion on Instagram – The Guardian
‘British American Tobacco (BAT) and three other e-cigarette firms have been banned by the UK advertising watchdog from promoting their vaping products on public Instagram pages in a ruling described as “a huge step forward” by health campaigners.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Advert offering ‘life insurance to die for’ banned for trivialising suicide – Daily Telegraph
‘A Facebook advert for a company that sells “life insurance to die for” has been banned for trivialising suicide among young men.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BOA issue ‘full and robust response’ to athletes over sponsorship rights legal challenge – The Independent
‘The British Olympic Association [BOA] says it has “formally responded” to a legal challenge over sponsorship rights brought by a group of its own athletes that could cast a shadow over its preparations for next year’s Tokyo Games.’
The Independent, 11th December 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Another Deliveroo TV ad banned for being misleading – BBC News
‘An advert featuring a woman diving into a Deliveroo delivery bag to retrieve multiple food orders has been banned.’
BBC News, 4th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Restrictions to maintain free and fair elections – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Elections are hotly contested affairs, rife with accusations and mud-slinging. George Bernard Shaw put it bluntly: ‘An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it.’ ‘
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Vegan activists banned by ASA from using poster which claimed eating meat is worse than all forms of transport – Daily Telegraph
‘A vegan poster campaign has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming that eating meat is worse for greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transport.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
FCA to ban promotion of mini-bonds to small investors – The Guardian
‘The City watchdog is to ban the promotion of speculative mini-bonds to small investors after facing severe criticism over its handling of the collapse of London Capital & Finance.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
British athletes launch legal action against BOA over sponsorship rules – The Guardian
‘Twenty high-profile British athletes led by the sprinter Adam Gemili have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association to force it to relax its “unjust and unlawful” sponsorship rules for Team GB stars.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Social media ads encouraging children to get ‘likes and followers’ banned by watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘TV adverts which encourage children to get ‘likes’ and ‘followers’ on social media have been banned as they could be damaging to their ‘mental health and self-esteem’, a watchdog has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK can’t rely on US platforms to regulate political ads, inquiry told – The Guardian
‘The UK cannot continue to rely on the goodwill of US digital platforms for regulating political adverts online, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into democracy and digital campaigning has told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dangerous’ government advert for universal credit ruled misleading by watchdog – The Independent
‘A complaint that a government advert extolling the benefits of universal credit was misleading, and thus “dangerous to the health and financial security of disabled people”, has been upheld by the UK’s advertising watchdog.’
The Independent, 6th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Katie Price, Lauren Goodger and Georgia Harrison Instagram posts banned – BBC News
‘A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK’s ad regulator.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog questions collection of public’s Gov.uk data – BBC News
‘The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office is questioning the UK government about the collection of personal data on its Gov.uk platform.’
BBC News, 12th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deliveroo TV advert banned for being misleading – BBC News
‘A TV ad for Deliveroo has been banned for suggesting the food delivery firm could deliver anywhere in the UK.’
BBC News, 11th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Huddersfield fined £50,000 by FA for kit sponsorship stunt – The Guardian
‘Huddersfield have been fined £50,000 after admitting a charge relating to the Football Association’s kit and advertising regulations. The club were widely criticised for a sash-style shirt which bore the logo of a bookmaker when they unveiled it as their home kit in July.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Misleading’ PeTA ad banned for claiming wool ‘as cruel as fur’ – Daily Telegraph
‘An advert claiming wool is as cruel as fur has been banned by the watchdog because it said sheep need shearing.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Vaping ad banned for using ‘bald head and eyebrows’ suggesting Sir Mo Farah endorsed product, watchdog rules – Daily Telegraph
‘A vaping advert has been banned for using a “bald head and eyebrows” that suggested Sir Mo Farah endorsed the product, a watchdog as ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
