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‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground

Advertising to children is strictly regulated – but household brands are flooding the gaming platform Roblox with interactive marketing. Is this a danger to young users?

The Guardian - UK

Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record

Advert trumpeting storm overflow plans should have disclosed past environmental harms, says ASA

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog takes down ‘mummy makeover’ ads in crackdown against hundreds of cosmetic surgery clinics

Cosmetic surgery clinics are posting adverts which encourage people to rush into major surgery decisions, the UK ad watchdog has said

The Independent UK

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Ads for menopause supplements banned by regulator

Two Facebook ads for Rejuvit Ageless Vitality and Rejuvit Graceful Ageing claimed the supplements would treat symptoms of the menopause

The Independent UK

Heartbreaking Alzheimer’s Society advert receives hundreds of complaints

Viewers complained that the ads were excessively distressing, offensive and irresponsible

The Independent UK

Space photo of the week: NASA sees a 'Platypus' move on Jupiter's moon Europa

The Juno spacecraft, which orbits Jupiter, has been imaging the giant planet's moon Europa and spotted apparent movement in its icy crust.

LiveScience

Fitness influencer Grace Beverly broke advertising rules with Tala social media posts

Influencer told ASA that her followers would know she is synonymous with her activewear brand

The Independent UK

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University president in California on leave after agreeing to campus protesters’ demands

Mike Lee told students that Sonoma State would become first US university to refuse to work with Israeli academic institutions

The Guardian - US

One life and the many deaths of Rohith Vemula

Mother of Rohith Vemula continues to fights for justice, sparking protests and calls for accountability.

The Hindu

BMW's New Automated Shift Assistant Kills Motorcycle Clutch Levers

BMW Motorrad just launched its Automated Shift Assistant (ASA), which enables motorcycles to operate without any clutch lever. Here's everything you need to know.

RideApart

Nirmala’s statements belittling Dalit movements: ASA

Nirmala Sitharaman's statements on Rohith Vemula's death condemned by Ambedkar Students' Association for degrading Dalit movements.

The Hindu

Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program

The Guardian - AU

Egyptian cotton vs Supima cotton − what's the difference and which meets your sleep needs?

I've outlined all the pros and cons of Egyptian cotton vs Supima cotton to help you find your material match

Homes & Gardens

Instagram ads in UK promoting ‘butt lifts’ in Turkey as part of holidays in potential breach of rules

Watchdog warns cosmetic surgery providers abroad as analysis reveals thousands of Facebook adverts

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The Guardian - UK

Katie Price Instagram post banned by advertising watchdog over diet claim

Sponsored video promoted low-calorie diet without encouraging users to take medical advice, regulator rules

The Guardian - UK

Nationwide TV ads starring Dominic West banned as misleading

ASA says sneering bank manager character wrongly suggests building society has not closed any branches

The Guardian - UK

Video game firms found to have broken own UK industry rules on loot boxes

Government criticised over decision to let companies self-regulate gambling-style features after expert finds numerous breaches

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ASA Reverses Decision, Revokes Ban On Calvin Klein FKA Twigs Ad

UK's ASA reverses ban on Calvin Klein ad with FKA Twigs after controversy. ASA to review criteria for intervening in ads based on offense.

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The Guardian - UK

Ban on Calvin Klein’s FKA twigs ad revoked after ASA climbdown

Singer accused regulator of double standards over claim she presented as a ‘stereotypical sexual object’

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urged to apologise and 'take responsibility' for Ulez adverts which were 'likely to mislead'

Mr Khan’s spokesperson said the adverts were ‘clearly presented’, despite the UK’s advertising watchdog finding that they made claims ‘likely to mislead’

The Guardian - UK

Former footballers broke UK advertising rules with CBD tweets, says ASA

Matt Le Tissier and John Hartson recommended product but did not reveal they were being paid

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan and Transport for London misled Londoners over benefits of Ulez, advertising watchdog rules

The Greater London Authority or TfL breached its rules on three occasions, the watchdog said

Cinemablend

Why Expert Anesthesiologists Are Calling Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Drama 'Fake'

How come a doctors' association is throwing shade and calling Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drama "fake?"

Creative Bloq

The ASA was wrong to ban this cancer charity's billboards

It's an emphatic campaign – but the subject matter warrants it.

Creative Bloq

I can't understand why the FKA twigs Calvin Klein ad was banned

The singer has hit back in an Instagram post, and I'm with her on this one.

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