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Dating website ad banned for perpetuating negative gender stereotypes

Match.com's TikTok clips showed woman saying 'I always make sure he has a fresh towel and socks after his shower' and 'I put the football on for him every evening'

Wales Online

Match.com ad showing woman carrying out subservient tasks banned for being sexist

TikTok campaign showed woman making sure football was on TV to ‘make him realise I’m a keeper’

The Guardian - UK

‘Sexist’ TikTok clip shared by dating website Match banned by watchdog

A person complained that the video perpetuated damaging gender stereotypes

The Independent UK

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Match.com ‘Things that make him realise I’m a keeper’ ad banned

The advert perpetuated negative gender stereotypes and was likely to cause harm and widespread offence, the Advertising Standards Authority ruled.

The Independent UK

Match.com advert banned for being 'sexist' and 'offensive'

The video portrayed a day in the life of a couple

Liverpool Echo

Adverts for Gordon Ramsay’s gin banned over nutritional claims

Ads for the gin made unauthorised nutritional claims about its honeyberry ingredient

Evening Standard

Gordon Ramsay gin ads banned over unauthorised claims

The Ramsay's Gin ads were ruled to be in breach of the regulator's code

Liverpool Echo

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Gordon Ramsay's gin adverts banned over false fruit claims

ADS for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s gin have been banned for making unauthorised claims about the drink’s honeyberry ingredient.

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Ramsay gin ad banned over nutritional claims

Scottish producer Eden Mill made claims about ingredients on its Instagram and Facebook pages

The Guardian - UK

Adverts for Gordon Ramsay’s gin banned over honeyberry claims

Ads for the gin said the honeyberry botanical “retained the rich flavours and micro-nutrients that come from Scotland’s wonderful terroir”.

The Independent UK

Gordon Ramsay's gin advert banned over claims about its ingredients

The advert said the honeyberries were grown a few miles away from the Eden Mill distillery near St Andrews

Wales Online

Popworld Leeds has Instagram post banned for being 'socially irresponsible' and encouraging binge drinking

The Advertising Standards Authority said the post encouraged excessive drinking

Leeds Live

Pub and nightclub ads banned for encouraging binge drinking

One ad contained text that said: ‘Not only do I dance like nobody is watching, I also drink as if I don’t work in the morning’

The Independent UK

Pub and nightclub adverts banned for breaking strict rules

Advertising watchdog said adverts in England and Scotland encouraged excessive drinking

Wales Online

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow bars have Instagram and Facebook ads banned amid excessive drinking claim

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh club told to remove TikTok showing women with drinks poured into mouths

A TikTok video for Edinburgh nightspot Lulu featured clips of women holding drinks and having drinks poured from bottles of spirits into their mouths.

The Independent UK

Ads for pubs and nightclubs banned for encouraging excessive drinking

Adverts for The Hive and Lulu in Edinburgh, The Spiritualist and the Slug and Lettuce in Glasgow and Popworld in Leeds have all been banned.

Daily Mirror

Why was Persil advert taken off TV as controversial ad banned for misleading claims

A new advert for Persil products has been banned for “misleading” claims regarding plastics and the environment. Unilever, the manufacturer of the brand, argued that it was accurate

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Wales Online

Persil TV ad banned for 'misleading' claim that product is 'kinder to planet'

Manufacturer Unilever argued that it was an accurate claim

The Independent UK

Persil advert banned over its ‘misleading’ environmental claims

The Advertising Standards Authority said the basis of the ad’s claim – that the product was ‘kinder to our planet’ – had not been made clear.

Liverpool Echo

Persil advert banned after viewer complains

The Advertising Standards Agency said the Persil ad must not be shown again in its current form

The Conversation

Social media ads are about to change – how new rules on content marketing will affect what you see and share

We’ve all scrolled through social media and come across a witty post shared by a friend. Perhaps it references a favourite TV show, or speaks to your current mood. If you were intrigued enough to click on it, you may have been surprised to discover it’s actually an ad for…

ABC News

Australia's new National Cultural Policy: What the arts sector wants, and what the Labor government plans to deliver

Tony Burke has promised a renewed focus on the arts and a suite of reforms to support the sector – but is staying quiet on the question of funding.

Glasgow Live

Toyota advert banned by the ASA as it 'encouraged unsafe driving'

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an advert Toyota produced earlier this year "encouraged irresponsible driving", and has banned it from newspapers.

The Independent UK

Father’s Day advert promotion picturing serial killer Fred West banned

The email for a live event was titled ‘She’s Under The Patio’ and included a picture of the serial killer

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