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Eurostar reprimand again over ‘misleading’ £39 fare adverts

Eurostar said the ads did not exaggerate the availability or amount of tickets available to consumers

The Independent UK

Advertising watchdog bans cashback pop-ups for misleading shoppers

The Advertising Standards Authority found a number of adverts by Webloyalty, which runs shopper reward programmes, to be misleading.

The Independent UK

Strokes Can Be Deadly But Preventable: Guidelines To Reduce Your Risk Of First Stroke

The current stroke prevention guidelines issued by the American Stroke Association replace the 2014 guidelines and target the prevention of the first stroke.

Medical Daily

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Scottish comedian's tour poster under investigation by advertising watchdog

THE advertising watchdog is investigating a poster promoting Scottish comedian Fern Brady’s latest tour following a complaint it “mocks the…

The National (Scotland)

UK advertising watchdog cracks down on misleading broadband price ads

ASA says telecoms firms must scrap ads that do not give enough prominence in marketing to mid-contract rises

The Guardian - UK

Six of the UK’s biggest broadband providers judged to have ‘misled’ customers over price hikes

Advertising Standards Authority rules against BT, EE, Plusnet, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media

The Independent UK

Deepfake regulation: A double-edged sword?

What legal protection currently exists around deepfake technologies, and where are businesses at risk?

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Watchdog bans Huel’s ‘misleading’ advert – second times in two months

The ASA investigated an Instagram post featuring Huel founder Julian Hearn over an apparent comparison between his product and fresh green vegetables.

The Independent UK

ASA bans adverts for Nike and Sky for using ‘dark pattern’ tactics

Rulings stem from ASA’s work investigating ‘online choice architecture’ in internet advertising

The Guardian - UK

Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes

Controversial advertising holds a mirror up to society. It can unite us in laughter or outrage, spark debates that shape our beliefs – and sometimes expose our political differences.

The Conversation

Attempt to Entirely Seal Title IX Complaint on Privacy Grounds Rejected

From Judge Dale Ho's decision today in Doe v. Columbia Univ. (S.D.N.Y.): [T]hese cases concern allegations of sexual assault and that the events in question occurred from 2012 to 2014 or 2015, around the time that Plaintiff was an undergraduate student at Columbia University…. Plaintiff … filed identical letters seeking…

Reason

Just Eat advert that depicted McDonald’s broke junk food code

Advertising Standards Authority bans Facebook ad over lack of care to ensure it was not aimed at under-16s

The Guardian - UK

Steven Bartlett Huel advert banned after Diary of a CEO host failed to disclose he was investor

Brands criticised for ‘omitting’ details about ‘Diary of the CEO’ host’s investments in both companies

The Independent UK

Gemma Collins ordered to remove post claiming electric shock device 'works better than antidepressants'

The advertising watchdog ‘considered that the ad trivialised decision to come off antidepressants’

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The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic transatlantic advert banned for misleading consumers

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received five complaints

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression

ASA says Instagram video featuring TV star wearing device ‘encouraged people to take their treatment into own hands’

The Guardian - UK

Obesity surgery to butt lifts: UK concern over unregulated plastic surgery expo

Exclusive: As a London event promotes surgical tourism packages, experts call for advertising controls

The Guardian - UK

‘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?

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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 Independent 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

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

LiveScience

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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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

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