‘Elections are hotly contested affairs, rife with accusations and mud-slinging. George Bernard Shaw put it bluntly: ‘An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it.’ ‘
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A vegan poster campaign has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming that eating meat is worse for greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transport.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The City watchdog is to ban the promotion of speculative mini-bonds to small investors after facing severe criticism over its handling of the collapse of London Capital & Finance.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Twenty high-profile British athletes led by the sprinter Adam Gemili have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association to force it to relax its “unjust and unlawful” sponsorship rules for Team GB stars.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘TV adverts which encourage children to get ‘likes’ and ‘followers’ on social media have been banned as they could be damaging to their ‘mental health and self-esteem’, a watchdog has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK cannot continue to rely on the goodwill of US digital platforms for regulating political adverts online, the chair of a parliamentary inquiry into democracy and digital campaigning has told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).’
The Guardian, 5th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A complaint that a government advert extolling the benefits of universal credit was misleading, and thus “dangerous to the health and financial security of disabled people”, has been upheld by the UK’s advertising watchdog.’
The Independent, 6th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK’s ad regulator.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office is questioning the UK government about the collection of personal data on its Gov.uk platform.’
BBC News, 12th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A TV ad for Deliveroo has been banned for suggesting the food delivery firm could deliver anywhere in the UK.’
BBC News, 11th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Huddersfield have been fined £50,000 after admitting a charge relating to the Football Association’s kit and advertising regulations. The club were widely criticised for a sash-style shirt which bore the logo of a bookmaker when they unveiled it as their home kit in July.’
The Guardian, 5th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An advert claiming wool is as cruel as fur has been banned by the watchdog because it said sheep need shearing.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A vaping advert has been banned for using a “bald head and eyebrows” that suggested Sir Mo Farah endorsed the product, a watchdog as ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Home Office campaign informing EU nationals how to confirm their UK status after Brexit has been banned by the advertising watchdog for being “misleading”.’
The Independent, 27th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Facebook advert for a gambling app featuring young football players including Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho and Kylian Mbappé has been banned by the advertising regulator.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An advert claiming a chocolate bar slowed the ageing process and helped people heal from plastic surgery has been banned by the watchdog.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Former Love Island contestant Olivia Buckland has had an Instagram post promoting fake tan banned after failing to identify it as an advertisement.’
The Independent, 7th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An advert that was ruled inappropriate and banned from a city’s buses has appeared on a billboard.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tesco has succeeded in having Aldi censured over an advert that misled customers about the potential savings to be had by switching to the cut-price competitor.’
The Independent, 16th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Dyson television advert has been banned for misleading customers into thinking a high-tech fan was cordless when in fact it required a plug.’
The Independent, 16th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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