‘A coalition of more than 80 benefit charities has submitted a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over government ads for Universal Credit which they claim are “deliberately misleading”.’
The Independent, 19th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ben & Jerry’s ice cream adverts have been removed after they were placed on billboards within 100m of a primary school.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Junk food adverts from McDonald’s, Marks & Spencer and Asda have been banned after they were discovered on children’s websites and YouTube channels.’
The Independent, 6th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A graduate who sued her university over her “Mickey Mouse” degree has received a £60,000 out-of-court settlement.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a claims management company whose advertising implied that birth injuries were only caused by medical negligence.’
Litigation Futures, 1st May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Local authorities should be given greater powers to make it easier for them to impose restrictions on junk food advertising in their areas, a report has recommended.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A student who made hundreds of thousands of pounds blackmailing the users of porn sites around the world as part of the UK’s most serious cyber crime case, has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The information commissioner’s office will use its legal powers to obtain information from Facebook about a secretive network of pro-Brexit advertising campaigns on the social network, following revelations about the involvement of Sir Lynton Crosby’s company in campaigns pushing for a hard no-deal Brexit.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK advertising watchdog has caught five gambling firms, including Aston Villa’s sponsor Unibet, breaking strict rules that ban them from targeting children with online betting ads.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Scarcely a week goes by without my saying to someone or other (clients, colleagues, my children round the dinner table): the GDPR is not an exhaustive regime – where applicable, you need to ensure compliance with ePrivacy laws as well. Especially when it comes to electronic marketing communications, cookies and related ad tech. This inevitably prompts the question: aren’t we supposed to be getting a new ePrivacy law? What’s the delay?’
Panopticon, 22nd March 2019
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered 150 homeopaths operating in the UK to stop claiming they can cure autism.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A financial services company has been ordered not to reuse an advert in which it tried to persuade people to take out a loan, in case they wanted to stockpile food because of Brexit.’
BBC News, 20th March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued its biggest ever fine, against a business which sent six million marketing letters containing misleading statements.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th March 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘BT has been ordered not to run an ad which claimed that its broadband package featured the “UK’s most powerful WiFi”.’
The Independent, 27th February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An advert for lip fillers has been banned for suggesting the procedure was “as commonplace as getting your hair done”.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Stricter standards will apply to gambling adverts in the UK from April this year as regulators address the risk of “irresponsible” marketing and seek to protect children from harm.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Facebook and Google could be forced to open up their businesses and share details of how their advertising model works, after the government backed an investigation into concerns that their dominance of the online advertising business is hurting news publishers.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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