25 Nov 2011
| by Nicola Clark
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed it is refusing to investigate Littlewoods...bought by their mums, has already attracted 456 complaints to the ASA. Only Phones4U's horror-themed ads have received more complaints, just over 500 in total.
An ASA spokesman confirmed members ...
that it is mothers who provide presents rather than Father Christmas".
However, the ASA insists after "careful ...
12 May 2011
| by Matt Williams
The ASA received more than 25,000 complaints about 13,074 different ad campaigns in 2010 ...
, the ASA acted to change or withdraw 2,226 campaigns, including high-profile spots for Sony PlayStation ...
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However the ASA did not uphold the complaint, stating that the ad was surreal and light-hearted in tone ...
24 Nov 2010
| by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading results with lash inserts....the effect achievable from the use of the product alone".
The ASA also challenged whether the disclaimer ...
an accurate representation that could be achieved by using the product.
The ASA upheld the complaint. It said Coty UK "did not make it clear that the lash inserts used were of different lengths."
The ASA ...
30 Jun 2010
| by Joe Thomas
of her genitalia, after the ASA judged them unsuitable to be seen by children....or lingerie ads.
However the ASA considered that the poster campaigns contained sexual undertones, which ...
those. The ASA ruled that the poster ads breached Cap Code clauses "Responsible advertising ...
26 May 2010
| by Alex Brownsell
LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a series of print ads for luxury..., accuracy and durability". The ASA agreed that the ads were stylised interpretations of real stages ...
27 Jan 2010
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - The ASA has banned an ad for clothing brand Fly53 that appeared in NME magazine...for glamorising real violence. The ASA said: "Although the image resembled a scene from a film, we noted the ad ...
09 Nov 2009
| by Jennifer Whitehead
are encouraging the public to contact the ASA when they see ads which they believe have been heavily airbrushed ...
. The ASA has previously said that it does not support calls for a ban because it does not reflect public opinion and that it receives very few complaints about airbrushing. In the past the ASA has deemed ...
02 Sep 2009
| by Alex Brownsell
' by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for showing a young woman partially naked....banned as a result. Although American Apparel insisted that the model was 23 years old, the ASA ruled ...
27 Apr 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
,671 complaints about an ad showing call centre staff singing with their mouths full, though the ASA rejected ...
as brainless chickens, did not register in the top 10 with only 80 complaints. It was also rejected by the ASA ...
concerning your customer file: Settlement of outstanding items". The ASA warned the company about ...
13 Jul 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
of taste and decency and social responsibility."
In previous rulings, the ASA had warned the advertisers ...
in retailer Boots. The ASA ordered the brand to amend the campaign with help from CAP.
Last year, the ASA ...
, 'Practice safe sex, go fcuk yourself.'
French Connection launched FCUK in 1997 and since then the ASA has ...