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Marketinglaw Update | May 2021
This month’s articles include coverage on: the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)’s jurisdictional remit, the ASA’s Annual Report, influencers in trouble (as always), the CMA’s study on the harm caused by algorithms, the ASA’s latest study on protecting children online, and the Information Commissioner’s Office resuming its investigation into the adtech industry.
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The ASA wins a hat-trick against unfairly administered social media promotions
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Bellatricks Limited (trading as Get the Gloss), Hughes TV and Audio Limited (Hughes) and Prettylittlething.com Limited (PLT). Where: UK When: 1 September 2021 Law…
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- Marketing Techniques
- Online Advertising
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French Broadcasting Authority alert to surreptitious advertising
Who: French Broadcasting Authority (Conseil supérieur de l’Audiovisuel) and CNews Where: France When: 20 July 2021 Law stated as at: 10 August 2021 What happened: As part of its powers…
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- Marketing Techniques
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The ASA’s hard line on hard seltzer
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and BrewDog, Drty Drinks, Long Ashton Holdings t/a High Water, Wild Drinks Group Ltd t/a Whisp Drinks Where: United Kingdom When: 7 July 2021…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Extension of advertising obligations to providers of video sharing platforms
Who: French Government, Ministry of Culture, Providers of video-sharing platforms Where: France When: March 8th, 2021 Law stated as at: April 13th, 2021 What happened: As part of the implementation…
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- Advertising Regulation
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ASA names and shames non-compliant influencers
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New ICAS charter aims to strength advertising self-regulation globally
Who: International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) Where: Various jurisdictions worldwide When: 7 May 2021 Law stated as at: 30 June 2021 What happened: ICAS is a global platform which…
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- Advertising Regulation
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CMA consults on green claims guidance
Who: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 21 May 2021 Law stated as at: 2 June 2021 What happened: Following an investigation into the impact of green…
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- Advertising Regulation
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ASA rules that Not Guilty Food Co is guilty of breaching advertising regulations
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Not Guilty Food Co Ltd t/a The Skinny Food Company Where: United Kingdom When: 14 April 2021 Law stated as at: 13 May…
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- Advertising Regulation
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ASA lays out plans to tackle harmful racial stereotypes in ads
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: December 2020 Law stated as at: May 2021 What happened: Following the death of George Floyd in May 2020, many…
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- Advertising Regulation
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It’s time to be careful
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Luno Money Ltd t/a Luno (Luno) Where: United Kingdom When: 26 May 2021 Law stated as at: 28 May 2021 What happened: Posters…
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- Advertising Regulation
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Service emails or marketing emails – do you know what you are sending?
Who: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and American Express Services Europe Limited (Amex) Where: United Kingdom When: 20 May 2021 Law stated as at: 3 June 2021 What happened: The…
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- Data & Privacy
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ASA issues a warning to influencers
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 18 March 2021 Law stated as at: 29 April 2021 What happened: In September 2020, the ASA monitored the social…
- Posted in:
- Advertising Regulation
