16 Feb 2012
| by John Owens
company or product on a company or personal site, the ASA may query it following a complaint ...
are going to complain, first complain to the host website. Then move on to those involved, the ASA or other ...
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 ...
26 May 2010
| by Nicola Clark
at the beginning of the recession, last August the ASA ruled that the supermarket had run 'misleading' comparison ...
23 Dec 2009
| by Susan Billinge
around the world and argued that BA did not claim to fly to Guangzhou. The ASA ruled the ad ...
03 Feb 2009
| by Darren Davidson
Normal 0 The initiative is aimed at stamping out the vague buzzwords such as "carbon neutral", "wholly sustainable" or "low emission", which companies use to boost about their green credentials. The move comes after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently upheld complaints ...
09 Jan 2009
| by Darren Davidson
complained the ad is offensive to Christians and other religions. Should the ASA investigate the Atheist bus campaign? **Vote** and have your say. One of those to complain to the ASA is Stephen Green ...
of the British Humanist Association, said she could not see how the ASA could investigate complaints ...
08 Jan 2009
| by James Quilter
as the product is a prescription drug. The ASA is also investigating the campaign after receiving 450 complaints ...
would not be taking down the posters and described the ASA's action as "bizarre". Spira said ...
full investigation has been completed." AMI is co-operating with the investigation process. The ASA ...
07 Jan 2009
| by James Quilter
in their current form. The ASA did turn down a challenge by rival energy provider E.On that the campaign failed to communicate the service's geographical restrictions. The ASA accepted British Gas' argument that the ads were ...
24 Dec 2008
| by Staff
that tested the ASA this year were Ryanair's "provocative" schoolgirl (hottest back to school fares ...
10 Dec 2008
| by Darren Davidson
the term could be used to mean "to steal", "to throw" or "to leave hastily". The ASA noted that the use ...
as characters in the revamped 'Battlestar Galactica' use the word "frak". The ASA concluded in its adjudication ...