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  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Advertising
    UK regulator says Floki Inu breached advertising standards

    Crypto token ads on London’s transport network ‘exploited consumers’ fears of missing out

  • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    Crypto challenge needs more than an ad man’s touch

    The FCA will have to play a greater role in regulating digital currencies

  • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    UK advertising regulator issues rebukes to crypto industry

    ASA criticises leading players including Coinbase and eToro over misleading ads

  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    ‘Meme coin’ Floki Inu’s London marketing blitz probed by UK ad watchdog

    Capital’s government under rising pressure to set tighter rules for crypto promotions

  • Friday, 29 October, 2021
    LexCryptocurrencies
    Floki/cryptos: ad regulation should be more than a token gesture Premium content

    Consumers could easily assume the advertising of unregulated cryptos has cleared tough hurdles

  • Friday, 9 July, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    UK advertising watchdog to crack down on misleading crypto marketing

    ASA identifies digital asset promotions as ‘red alert’ priority for oversight

  • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
    Cryptocurrencies
    Luno forced to amend ‘misleading’ UK cryptocurrency adverts

    Watchdog says posters underplay risks of investing in volatile and largely unregulated digital assets

  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    British American Tobacco PLC
    BAT banned from Instagram vape ads

    Regulator finds Vype brand’s Lily Allen posts broke rules on marketing nicotine products

  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
    UK immigration
    Home Office advert banned for ‘misleading’ EU nationals

    Radio ad says EU citizens need only a passport or ID card to apply for settled status

  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2019
    Advertising
    Gender ad bans set ‘concerning’ precedent, say advertisers

    Criticism of watchdog’s decision under new stereotypes rules

  • Friday, 8 February, 2019
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Can Revolut really tell if I’ve bought a takeaway for one?

    Fintech firm’s advertising claims show huge volumes of personal data banks are sitting on

  • Friday, 24 August, 2018
    Social Media
    Labour vows to tighten regulation of Facebook

    Large fines for failure to remove hate speech could be introduced if UK party wins next election

  • Thursday, 14 June, 2018
    FT AlphavilleKate Allen
    Can Mumsnet beat the gambling industry?
  • Monday, 23 April, 2018
    The FT ViewSocial Media
    In online advertising, Facebook is a publisher

    Martin Lewis’s fake ads lawsuit makes an obvious point — one that needed making

  • Sunday, 22 October, 2017
    UK business & economy
    Regulators order gambling companies to remove ads

    Watchdogs tell betting groups to take down advertisements that appeal to children

  • Wednesday, 18 October, 2017
    UK companies
    Purplebricks ‘surprised’ by successful complaint over TV ads
  • Friday, 22 September, 2017
    UK business & economy
    Advertising regulator questions ‘liberalisation’ of gambling

    David Currie speaks out as number of problem gamblers soars

  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2017
    UK companies
    Paddy Power takes a blow over ‘racist’ Floyd Mayweather ad

    Betting company censured by watchdog over advert for Conor McGregor bout

  • Thursday, 10 August, 2017
    Izabella Kaminska
    Liberation for women and men is about choice not dogma

    Why should only the life choices of the traditionally inclined be deemed unhealthy?

  • Thursday, 3 August, 2017
    UK companies
    Purplebricks defends its practices after BBC allegations
  • Friday, 21 July, 2017
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    The backlash against bias in advertising

    The UK is tightening rules on sexist stereotyping in ad campaigns. Critics argue recruitment in the industry must change too

  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2017
    Gender politics
    UK to ban sexist adverts

    Watchdog’s new standards to scrutinise, and challenge, male and female stereotyping

  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2017
    Energy sector
    Friends of the Earth forced to withdraw anti-fracking leaflets

    Advertising watchdog found flyer’s claims not backed up by evidence

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2016
    US & Canadian companies
    Heinz baked bean advert pulled after safety complaints

    TV commercial featured people using tin cans as drums

  • Monday, 13 June, 2016
    UK politics & policy
    Sadiq Khan bans body-shaming ads on London transport

    Khan fulfils election pledge over bikini diet posters

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