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HFSS – TV and online restrictions delayed
Written by Stefanie Lo Katrina Anderson on 25 Jan 2023
Further delays to the HFSS restrictions on TV and online advertising, Katrina and Stefanie reports.
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Chances of winning, free-entry routes and charitable giving: ASA pulls ex-Love Islander for a chat
Written by Amelia Hodder Ben Nicholson on 21 Dec 2022
Who: Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) and Clarson Ltd Where: United Kingdom When: 12 October 2022 Law stated as at: 9 November 2022 What happened Ex-Love…
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Regulations around body image concerns in advertising is declared sufficient
Written Osborne Clarke on 21 Dec 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 3 November 2022 Law stated…
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New CMA Guidance for Social Media Platforms, Influencers and Brands
Written by Pippa Smith on 21 Dec 2022
Who: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 3 November 2022 Law stated as at: 12 December 2022 What happened: The CMA has published three separate guides…
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New ASA guidance on age-restricted advertising
Written by Pippa Smith on 21 Dec 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 10 November 2022 Law stated as at: 12 December 2022 What happened: The ASA has updated its January 2021 guidance…
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Machine learning and AI transforms ad regulation
Written Osborne Clarke on 21 Dec 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 17 November 2022 Law stated as at: 12 December 2022 What happened: Technology is transforming how the ASA regulates misleading,…
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ASA publishes anticipated research into consumer understanding of ‘carbon neutral’, ‘net zero’, and electric and hybrid vehicle claims
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 21 Dec 2022
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 20 October 2022 Law stated as at: 21 November 2022 What happened: Since 2020 and the launch of its Climate…
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The Department for Levelling Up needs to level up their marketing communications
Written Osborne Clarke on 16 Nov 2022
What happened: The Department for Levelling Up placed seven newspaper advertorials in a variety of local and regional newspapers owned by Reach. These advertorials provided a description of what “levelling…
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ASA breaks down Q River’s biodegradable claims
Written by Gabriella Thornton on 16 Nov 2022
What happened: In February 2021, Q River published on its website and in an Amazon product listing that its baby wipes were “100% biodegradable”, stating that tests it had undertaken…
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ASA rules that Global’s ‘Top 40’ is not the ‘official’ chart
Written by Cameron Millar on 16 Nov 2022
What happened: Global runs a music singles chart titled “The Official Big Top 40” on the website www.bigtop40.com. The OCC complained the claim was misleading on the basis that Global…
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Recent ASA decisions on CBD advertising give timely reminders for companies selling CBD products
Written by Charlie Hennig Katrina Anderson on 16 Nov 2022
What happened: ASA has recently published two rulings, see here and here, that provide reminders on advertising cannabidiol (CBD) products. Both rulings involved the ASA receiving complaints from the European…
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Clear test methodology can lead to clearer noses (and claims)
Written by Stefanie Lo on 16 Nov 2022
What happened: In November 2021, a TV ad featured a woman using the BecoCleanse product. The ad included a voice-over which stated: “Each day we breath in millions of viruses…
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All Articles in advertising standards authority

Regulations around body image concerns in advertising is declared sufficient

New ASA guidance on age-restricted advertising

Machine learning and AI transforms ad regulation

ASA publishes anticipated research into consumer understanding of ‘carbon neutral’, ‘net zero’, and electric and hybrid vehicle claims

The Department for Levelling Up needs to level up their marketing communications

ASA breaks down Q River’s biodegradable claims

ASA rules that Global’s ‘Top 40’ is not the ‘official’ chart

Clear test methodology can lead to clearer noses (and claims)

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