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Standards Authority

since 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 08:22 UTC

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4 days ago

Nike, Superdry and Lacoste ads banned in UK over ‘misleading’ green claims ⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 03 (Wed) @ 01:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Advertising watchdog says all three firms misled shoppers by using term ‘sustainable’ in paid-for Google adverts

Ads for Nike, Superdry and Lacoste have been banned in the UK for misleading consumers …

5 days ago

More than half of 'green' claims made by travel agents break advertising rules, says watchdog

found 2025 › Dec › 02 (Tue) @ 01:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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The Advertising Standards Authority has released a report on environmental claims in travel agent advertisements - and more than half of these do not comply with its guidelines.

18 days ago

Adverts for major travel brands BANNED for misleading customers over prices ⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 19 (Wed) @ 10:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that Booking.com, Travelodge, Accor and Hilton all used 'from' price claims for hotel rooms that exaggerated how many were available.

Hotel adverts banned over misleadingly cheap rooms ⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 19 (Wed) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Ads for Hilton, Travelodge, Booking.com and Accor are banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

53 days ago

Red Tractor ad banned for misleading environmental claims ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 15 (Wed) @ 03:25 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint by environment charity River Action.

74 days ago

'British' clothes firm which claimed it was 'founded in London' and featured cobbled streets and the Union flag on its website has adverts banned when it turns out to be based in China

found 2025 › Sep › 24 (Wed) @ 08:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Advertising Standards Authority found that Marble Muse misled consumers into thinking it was a British-based brand with its use of images of models seemingly posing in British settings.

3 months ago

Shower gel ad gets UK ban for suggesting black skin is problematic

found 2025 › Aug › 20 (Wed) @ 04:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Watchdog says television advert for Sanex fed negative stereotypes and was likely to cause serious offence

A television advert for Sanex shower gel has been banned in the UK for appearing to suggest t…

Shower gel advert banned for depicting black skin as 'problematic' and white skin as 'superior' by advertising watchdog

found 2025 › Aug › 20 (Wed) @ 00:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the ad after investigating complaints that it perpetuated a 'negative and offensive racial stereotype'.

4 months ago

Zara's 'socially irresponsible' use of 'unhealthily thin' models falls foul of advertising watchdog

found 2025 › Aug › 06 (Wed) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Advertising Standards Authority received a complaint in May about two product listings on Zara's website, which showed a model in an oversized pocket shirt and another in a short dress.

Two ‘misleading’ heat pump adverts banned by UK watchdog

found 2025 › Aug › 06 (Wed) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

ASA says online ads from Aira and EDF Energy omitted key facts about eligibility for government grants

Two more “misleading” adverts promoting heat pumps have been banned by the UK’s advertising watch…

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