The ASA held marketers accountable for unauthorised e-cigarette adverts placed by third-party aggregators, stressing businesses’ responsibility for third-party advertising compliance and prompt ASA responses. Aisling Farley and Shivali Sharma report.
ASA finds ads misleading for implying that advertisers based overseas were based in the UK and omitting the marketers’ geographical addresses.
The ASA has ruled against Henry’s Boots’ use of AI-generated ads which were held to be misleading. Josephine O’Dowd reports.
The ASA, MHRA and GPhC issue a reminder to advertisers on the rules around promoting weight-loss prescription-only medicines. Melissa Woodfield reports.
The ASA’s latest report sheds light on public concerns about advertising, focusing on context, portrayal and misleadingness. Alex Lowe reports.
ASA finds unsatisfactory rates of influencer ad disclosure on social media and provides recommendations on how to comply with the rules.
The ASA rules against online gambling provider, PokerStars, for its socially irresponsible advertisement. The ruling serves as a reminder to take a cautious and responsible approach in creating gambling advertisements. Thuvaraka Balamurali and Ben Nicholson report.
The ASA rules that unsubstantiated “from” price claims are misleading. Sophie Chesterman reports.
ASA rules against the use of family favourite characters to advertise age-restricted products. Alex Lowe reports.
IAB UK publishes a report exploring advertising and marketing trends in the lead up to 2030 and beyond. Louisa Morrison and Anna Matsiienko report.
ASA publishes report on in-app ads that harmfully objectify women, which finds that ads for apps that allow sexual content may, in reflecting the sexual nature of the apps, be at particular risk of breaching the rules around offence and harm. Daisy Dowding reports.
ASA research highlights the importance of understanding youth engagement with celebrities to better protect children from gambling ads. Millie Bird reports.
