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UK Advertising Watchdog Issues ‘Red Alert’ Notice to Over 50 Crypto Firms
Coinbase, eToro, Luno, and Crypto.com are among over 50 crypto-related firms that have received red alerts from UK’s advertising watchdog. The ASA has asked all these companies to include clarity on the high-risk element of crypto assets, that are unregulated in the UK.
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Floki Inu’s ‘Irresponsible’ Crypto Ad Banned for Trying to Capitalise on People’s ‘FOMO’ After Dogecoin
A Floki Inu’s advertisement to promote the altcoin in the UK has been banned by the country’s advertising regulator. The authorities have expressed concerns that this ad was capitalising on people’s inexperience in the crypto sector. An official ruling on the subject has also been filed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of the UK.
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UK Advertisement Watchdog Bans Crypto Companies From Hosting Ads
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned seven cryptocurrency adverts in the United Kingdom, following concerns that many advertisements fail to clearly express the hazards of investing in crypto-assets such as Bitcoin.
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FSSAI Cancels Job Advertisement Released In 2019, Refunds Application Fee
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has cancelled the recruitment advertisement it had released on January 25, 2019 and has refunded the application fee of the candidates.
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Gardenscapes, Homescapes Advertisements Banned by UK Regulator for Being Misleading
UK’s advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has put a ban on advertisements for Homescapes and Gardenscapes, two mobile games hugely popular on iOS and Android platforms, for being misleading. Game developer Playrix has been told to not use the advertisements again.
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'Lord Ganesha Ad' Breached Advertising Standard Code, Says Australian Authority
In a U-turn, Australia's advertising watchdog has ruled that a controversial advertisement featuring Lord Ganesha and other divinities promoting consumption of lamb meat violated the country's advertising standard code.
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5 Ways Junk Food is Harming Your Body Without You Knowing It
With the number of obesity cases shockingly on the rise across the country, state governments are starting to take effective measures to stop the main culprit - junk food. While there have been cases of banning sale of junk food in school canteens and talks of fat tax, now FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has also recommended an...
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Tata Motors Jaguar Reprimanded In UK For Irresponsible Advert
Tata Motors-owned luxury brand Jaguar was today reprimanded by the UK's advertising watchdog for an "irresponsible" advertisement for a new model, which encouraged unsafe driving.
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No Man's Sky Is One of the Lowest Rated Games on Steam
Another week, another No Man's Sky controversy. This time, it's possibly the lowest rated game on Steam ever.
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No Man's Sky Under Investigation for Misleading Advertisements
The Advertising Standards Authority is conducting an investigation into No Man's Sky for alleged misrepresentation.
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FSSAI Signs Pact With ASCI To Check Misleading Advertisements
The agreement also requires ASCI to report to FSSAI non-compliance of ASCI's decisions for further action as required per provisions of the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Act, Agarwal said after signing the agreement.
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Gucci Ad Featuring 'Unhealthily Thin' Model Banned In Britain
Italian fashion brand Gucci has been prohibited from using an advertisement in the United Kingdom which features what the Advertising Standards Authority describes as an "unhealthily thin" model.
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'Are You Beach Body Ready?': Ad Pulled After Being Slammed as Body-Shaming
Posters advertising a Protein World product, featuring a bikini-clad model and asking "Are you beach body ready?," went up on London billboards two weeks ago.
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Sony Xperia Z1 Can No Longer Be Called 'Waterproof' in South Africa
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Sony Mobile South Africa to withdraw the word 'waterproof' in relation to the Xperia Z1 smartphone.
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Not more than 12 minutes of ads per hour: TRAI to TV channels
Television channels will not be able to show advertisements for more than twelve minutes in an hour
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UK Advertising Watchdog Issues ‘Red Alert’ Notice to Over 50 Crypto Firms
Coinbase, eToro, Luno, and Crypto.com are among over 50 crypto-related firms that have received red alerts from UK’s advertising watchdog. The ASA has asked all these companies to include clarity on the high-risk element of crypto assets, that are unregulated in the UK.
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Floki Inu’s ‘Irresponsible’ Crypto Ad Banned for Trying to Capitalise on People’s ‘FOMO’ After Dogecoin
A Floki Inu’s advertisement to promote the altcoin in the UK has been banned by the country’s advertising regulator. The authorities have expressed concerns that this ad was capitalising on people’s inexperience in the crypto sector. An official ruling on the subject has also been filed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of the UK.
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UK Advertisement Watchdog Bans Crypto Companies From Hosting Ads
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned seven cryptocurrency adverts in the United Kingdom, following concerns that many advertisements fail to clearly express the hazards of investing in crypto-assets such as Bitcoin.
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FSSAI Cancels Job Advertisement Released In 2019, Refunds Application Fee
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has cancelled the recruitment advertisement it had released on January 25, 2019 and has refunded the application fee of the candidates.
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Gardenscapes, Homescapes Advertisements Banned by UK Regulator for Being Misleading
UK’s advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has put a ban on advertisements for Homescapes and Gardenscapes, two mobile games hugely popular on iOS and Android platforms, for being misleading. Game developer Playrix has been told to not use the advertisements again.
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'Lord Ganesha Ad' Breached Advertising Standard Code, Says Australian Authority
In a U-turn, Australia's advertising watchdog has ruled that a controversial advertisement featuring Lord Ganesha and other divinities promoting consumption of lamb meat violated the country's advertising standard code.
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5 Ways Junk Food is Harming Your Body Without You Knowing It
With the number of obesity cases shockingly on the rise across the country, state governments are starting to take effective measures to stop the main culprit - junk food. While there have been cases of banning sale of junk food in school canteens and talks of fat tax, now FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has also recommended an...
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Tata Motors Jaguar Reprimanded In UK For Irresponsible Advert
Tata Motors-owned luxury brand Jaguar was today reprimanded by the UK's advertising watchdog for an "irresponsible" advertisement for a new model, which encouraged unsafe driving.
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No Man's Sky Is One of the Lowest Rated Games on Steam
Another week, another No Man's Sky controversy. This time, it's possibly the lowest rated game on Steam ever.
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No Man's Sky Under Investigation for Misleading Advertisements
The Advertising Standards Authority is conducting an investigation into No Man's Sky for alleged misrepresentation.
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FSSAI Signs Pact With ASCI To Check Misleading Advertisements
The agreement also requires ASCI to report to FSSAI non-compliance of ASCI's decisions for further action as required per provisions of the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Act, Agarwal said after signing the agreement.
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Gucci Ad Featuring 'Unhealthily Thin' Model Banned In Britain
Italian fashion brand Gucci has been prohibited from using an advertisement in the United Kingdom which features what the Advertising Standards Authority describes as an "unhealthily thin" model.
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'Are You Beach Body Ready?': Ad Pulled After Being Slammed as Body-Shaming
Posters advertising a Protein World product, featuring a bikini-clad model and asking "Are you beach body ready?," went up on London billboards two weeks ago.
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Sony Xperia Z1 Can No Longer Be Called 'Waterproof' in South Africa
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Sony Mobile South Africa to withdraw the word 'waterproof' in relation to the Xperia Z1 smartphone.
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Not more than 12 minutes of ads per hour: TRAI to TV channels
Television channels will not be able to show advertisements for more than twelve minutes in an hour
