Neowin News Feed for: Asa

UK authority bans product ad that claims to "destroy Coronavirus*"

Sayan Sen — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 06:42:01 +0000

UK ad authority body, ASA, has banned an ad for the product 'Eradicator19+' by a company called Go-Vi. The ad is for an air purifier that claims it has been "Proven to destroy Coronavirus* cells". Read more...

UK regulator bans ‘misleading' bitcoin ad from London Underground

Paul Hill — Wed, 26 May 2021 18:00:01 +0000

The UK's Advertising Standard Authority has banned some Luno bitcoin ads from London's transport network for failing to warn users that bitcoin is not regulated and that they could lose money. Read more...

UK ads authority receives complaints over horror film ads on YouTube

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:16:01 +0000

Several parents and adults complained to the UK ads regulation authority about seeing a horror film ad right before videos showing children's content. The authority upheld the complaints. Read more...

UK regulator: No Man's Sky isn't guilty of false advertising

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:28:01 +0000

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has been investigating, Valve and Hello Games for two months relating to No Man's Sky marketing. The regulator has now concluded everyone's innocent. Read more...

UK ISPs now show combined cost of line rental and broadband in ads

Paul Hill — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 01:32:01 +0000

New rules from the Advertising Standards Authority will see UK ISPs bundle broadband and line rental costs into one overall cost that is allowed to be advertised to potential customers. Read more...

UK regulator finds Amazon is 'misleading' customers with free delivery offer

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 07:30:01 +0000

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has deemed that Amazon is misleading its customers with the way it displays delivery charges and a "Eligible for free delivery in the UK" offer. Read more...

EE gets rival Three's boxing-themed ad banned in the UK, whilst mocking Three on Twitter

Jack Wilkinson — Wed, 11 May 2016 21:26:01 +0000

EE has taken a swing at rival mobile network, Three, by getting one of its adverts banned in the UK, and then proceeding to mock the network on Twitter, by making fun of its advertising campaign. Read more...

Virgin Media ads banned after BT and Sky complain over '5x faster' claims

Andy Weir — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:36:45 +0000

Various ads from Virgin Media have been banned after BT and Sky complained to the ASA over claims that Virgin customers could expect to download "five times faster" than on its rivals' networks. Read more...