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Marketinglaw Update | October 2019
This month’s coverage includes: a sweep through changes to gambling ads during football matches; EE’s ICO fine for a service message held to be a marketing message; and influencer guidelines in France.
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- Advertising Regulation

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Final draw for Molly-Mae
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Molly-Mae Hague t/a mollymaehague (MMH) Where: United Kingdom When: 3 March 2021 Law stated as at: 4 March 2021 What happened: To celebrate…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Advertising e-cigarettes: how to describe and present products on the internet?
Who: French national anti-smoking committee (CNCT) and British American Tobacco France (BAT) Where: France When: 12 February 2021 Law stated as at: 12 February 2021 What happened: The CNCT filed…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Kronenbourg cannot attribute exceptional powers to its Grimbergen beer
Who: National Association for Prevention in Alcoholism and Addictology (ANPAA) and Kronenbourg SAS Where: France When: The summons was issued on 24 October 2018 and the judgment was rendered on…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Commercial prospecting: public sanction of 7,500 euros against a small company
Who: Performeclic and the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)’s restricted committee Where: France When: 7 December 2020 What happened: Performeclic is a very small company employing two employees and whose…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Not So Cute
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and LC International LTD t/a Gala Spins (Gala Spins) Where: United Kingdom When: 28 October 2020 Law stated as at: 6 November 2020 What…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Ryanair DAC
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Ryanair DAC (Ryanair) Where: United Kingdom When: 3 February 2021 Law stated as at: 4 February 2021 What happened: Two TV ads from…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Social media filters: How much is too much?
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and two tanning product companies alongside two social media influencers Where: United Kingdom When: 3 February 2021 Law stated as at: 5 February 2021…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Learning from Experian(ce)
Who: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Experian Limited (Experian) Where: United Kingdom When: 27 October 2020 Law stated as at: 2 November 2020 What happened: Experian has been issued with an…
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- Data & Privacy
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VSP Regulation: advertise wisely
Who: The Office of Communications (Ofcom) Where: United Kingdom When: 21 October 2020 Law stated as at: 23 November 2020 What happened: Ofcom has published regulations for UK video-sharing platforms…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Money can’t buy happiness? ASA rules that linking mood-boosting with the use of deferred payment services is irresponsible
Who: Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), and Klarna Bank AB (Klarna) Where: United Kingdom When: 23 December 2020 Law stated as at: 20 January 2021 What happened: The ASA ruled that…
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- Advertising Regulation
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London black cab safety bubble pops – ASA finds taxi ads misleading
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Licensed Taxi Drivees Association Ltd t/a LTDA Where: United Kingdom When: 25 November 2020 Law stated as at: 19 January 2021 What happened:…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Government consults on further HFSS restrictions
Who: The government, local authorities, medium and large businesses selling HFSS products. Where: United Kingdom When: 28 December 2020 What happened: The UK government has launched a public consultation on…
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- Marketing Techniques