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Consumers left ‘spitting feathers’ over offensive KFC ad

Written by John Jackson on 10 Dec 2019

Who: Kentucky Fried Chicken (Great Britain) Limited (KFC) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 4 December 2019 Law stated as at: 4 December 2019 What happened:…
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Recognition mission: children and online ads

Written by Charlotte Groom on 10 Dec 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Where: United Kingdom When: 24 October 2019 Law stated as at: 1 December 2019 What happened: On 24…
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Processing personal data: identifying a legal basis under the GDPR

Written by Johanna Klingen on 10 Dec 2019

Who: European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Where: European Union When: 8 October 2019 Law stated as at: 28 November 2019 What happened: The EDPB has stressed the importance of identifying…
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Don’t be sleigh-ed this year by non-compliant promotions

Written by Rebecca Chui on 10 Dec 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Parsley Box Ltd, Virgin Wine Online Ltd Where: United Kingdom When: Various Law stated as at: 14 November 2019 What happened: During the run-up…
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Sunday Riley escapes fines for posting fake reviews

Written by Chloe Deng on 10 Dec 2019

Who: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Sunday Riley Skincare LLC Where: United States When: 22 October 2019 Law stated as at: 1 November 2019 What happened: The FTC discovered that…
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Ad offers bonuses and free spins to people looking to unsubscribe from gambling

Written by Chloe Deng on 28 Oct 2019

Who: Casumo Services Ltd (Casumo) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 9 October 2019 Law stated as at: 14 October 2019 What happened: A complainant challenged…
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Keep your gin up! ASA decision puts McQueen Gin ad on ice

Written by James Salisbury on 25 Oct 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Clearcast Limited (Clearcast) and Trossachs Distillery Ltd t/a McQueen Gin Where: United Kingdom When: 25 September Law stated as at: 10 October 2019 What…
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Football season kicks off: the latest (adlaw) highlights

Written by Chloe Deng on 25 Oct 2019

Who: BetIndex Ltd (Football Index) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) plus Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) Where: United Kingdom When: August 2019 Law stated as at: 30 August…
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Advertiser fined for misleading promotion on website

Written by Laura Klein Max Wächter, LL.M. Katrina Anderson Katie Vickery on 02 Sep 2019

Who: Signet Trading Limited Where: UK When: February 2019 Law stated as at: August 2019 What happened: Torfaen County Borough Council prosecuted Signet Trading Limited, which owns H Samuel, for…
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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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It’s just emojions misleading us over [laughing tears of joy face]?

Written by Chloe Deng on 02 Sep 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 31 July 2019 Law stated as at: 5 August 2019 What happened: The ASA has released a new guidance note…
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Q: When, will I, will I be famous? A: When you have 30,000 Instagram followers.

Written by Matthew White Chloe Deng on 30 Aug 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Sanofi UK (Sanofi) with ‘ThisMamaLife’ Where: United Kingdom When: 3 July 2019 Law stated as at: 5 August 2019 What happened: In February…
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