Replying to @stellacreasy and @metpoliceuk
To confirm, we have received complaints about this ad and are currently carefully assessing them to determine whether there are grounds for action under our rules.
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- We're receiving a number of complaints about a HM Treasury ad which states duty-free shopping with the EU is coming back, if we leave without a deal. We are assessing them carefully against our rules. No need to lodge any further complaints about this ad.
- We’re seeing messages on our Twitter feed about a government ad encouraging people to socially distance. We’ve already received complaints about it and are currently assessing whether there are any grounds for further action, so there is no need to lodge further complaints.
- We're launching a dedicated webpage that highlights individual influencers who have repeatedly flouted the rules by not disclosing when their posts are ads. The first to be added to the page are Chloe Ferry, Chloe Khan, Jodie Marsh and Lucy Mecklenburgh.
- Replying to @Running_inHeels and @ripx4nutmegHi, I can confirm that the ASA are not involved in the decision to remove this poster. Network Rail Scotland has issued a statement outlining that they took the decision to remove the poster themselves.
- Replying to @IcelandFoodsHi Iceland. Please can you stop using the term 'advertising regulators'? A lot of people are getting confused and believe it means we (the ASA) banned your ad. The decision not to clear your ad was made by Clearcast, a clearance body. They are not an ad regulator. Many thanks.
- Many people are interested in our rulings today that depicted harmful gender stereotypes. Here's the full text of our ruling on Mondelez UK's Philadelphia ad:
- This week we investigated whether a Facebook post from Easigrass made misleading claims about recyclability, and misleadingly implied that the artificial grass product was eco-friendly. Read our decision here: asa.org.uk/rulings/easigr…
- Claims by 'CEASE therapists' to be able to treat or even 'cure' autism have to stop. We've written to 150 practitioners with an Enforcement Notice and those who don't comply will face sanctions: asa.org.uk/news/cease-the… #ASD #Autism
00:00 - A new rule banning harmful gender stereotypes in ads has come into force today. Ads must not include gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or widespread offence asa.org.uk/news/ban-on-ha…
- We have referred the secondary ticketing provider, viagogo AG, to National Trading Standards for its failure to make changes to misleading pricing information on its website asa.org.uk/news/asa-refer…
- We're fast tracking a formal investigation into the Paddy Power 'Oscar Pistorius' ad. No need to lodge a complaint, we're looking into it.
- We’re taking action to tackle problem ads for a process known as 'CEASE therapy' which claims to cure autism. The claims have no scientific credibility and also run contrary to NHS guidelines asa.org.uk/news/cease-the…
- This week we investigated six ads and whether they broke UK advertising rules. Five ads were upheld, including from Pink Self Storage over misleading claims, and from We Are TALA over social media posts not obviously identifiable as ads. Read our rulings: asa.org.uk/codes-and-ruli…
