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ASA lays out plans to tackle harmful racial stereotypes in ads

Written by TK Spiff on 13 Sep 2021

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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Final draw for Molly-Mae

Written by Thuvaraka Balamurali Chloe Deng on 30 Mar 2021

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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A Bad Influence – when influencer promotions go wrong

Written by Will Gill on 21 Oct 2020

Who: Molly-Mae Hague and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 21 September 2020 Law stated as at: 29 September 2020 What happened: Molly-Mae Hague (former Love Island…
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CAP & BCAP consulting on new rules for ‘cosmetic interventions’

Written by Katrina Anderson on 21 Oct 2020

Who: CAP and BCAP Where: United Kingdom When: 10 September 2020 Law stated as at: 5 October 2020 What happened: CAP and BCAP have jointly launched a consultation on introducing…
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Here’s looking at you, kid: CAP reflects on children’s recognition of online advertising

Written by Charlotte Groom on 21 Oct 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 30 July 2020 Law stated as at: 30 September 2020 What happened: CAP…
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Influencer Zoe Sugg (aka Zoella) warned by the ASA for cashing in on ASOS affiliate links

Written by Steven Doherty on 05 Jun 2020

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), ASOS.com LTD t/a ASOS (ASOS) and Zoe Sugg Ltd (Zoe Sugg) Where: United Kingdom When: 22 April 2020 Law stated as at: 11 May…
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Seventy-six responses to the CMA’s online platforms and digital advertising study

Written by Thomas Stables on 05 Jun 2020

Who: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 8 April 2020 Law stated as at: 6 May 2020 What happened: The CMA has published the responses to its…
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‘Win a House’ competitions may be unlawful lotteries

Written by Thomas Stables on 06 May 2020

Who: Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 27 January 2020 Law stated as at: 30 March 2020 What happened: The ASA has investigated multiple “win a house” prize…
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The CMA puts online platforms and digital advertising under the spotlight

Written by Ben Dunham on 02 Sep 2019

Who: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Where: United Kingdom When: 3 July 2019 Law stated as at: 6 August 2019 What happened: The CMA has launched an investigation into…
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French Competition Authority leaves uncertain the antitrust scrutiny of major players in the Online Advertising sector

Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Sep 2017

Who: The French Competition Authority (FCA) Where: France Publication: 3 July 2017 What happened? Background On 23 May 2016, the online advertising sector inquiry was launched, in view of the…
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Decision against Euromaster highlights approach to comparative advertising under French regulation

Written Osborne Clarke on 03 Jul 2017

Who: Lyon Commercial Court Where: France When: 24 April 2017 Law stated as at: June 2017 What happened? In April 2017, Euromaster ran an advertising campaign stating that Euromaster was…
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ASA blogger ruling sheds light on “control” definition

Written by Nick Johnson on 24 May 2017

Who: Nomad Choice Pty Limited t/a Flat Tummy Tea, Sheikbeauty, Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: UK When: 5 April 2017 Law stated as at: 22 May 2017 What happened: The…
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‘Win a House’ competitions may be unlawful lotteries

French Competition Authority leaves uncertain the antitrust scrutiny of major players in the Online Advertising sector

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