
Advertising for Horror Film "The Mummy" Banned in UK
Posters for the horror film "The Mummy" have been prohibited from public display in the United Kingdom by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) due to their disturbing nature.
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Posters for the horror film "The Mummy" have been prohibited from public display in the United Kingdom by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) due to their disturbing nature.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advertisement by cremation firm Pure Cremation. The ASA ruled that the ad misleadingly implied the standard package included an in-person funeral service, which was not the case.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has issued a warning about misleading online advertisements for small portable air conditioners that falsely claim to cool rooms rapidly.
A developer has publicly pushed back against a complaint filed with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) concerning a political billboard. The developer asserted independence, stating, 'I do not report to you.'

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has stated that advertisements claiming small portable air conditioners can rapidly cool rooms in 90 seconds are misleading. The ASA found these claims to be unsubstantiated and too good to be true.

Ad was part of campaign to encourage Londoners to intervene if they witness sexual harassment or hate crime A Transport for London (TfL) ad featuring a black teenage boy verbally harassing a white girl has been banned for “perpetuating the negative racial stereotype about black men as perpetrators of threatening behaviour”. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the “irresponsible” ad – which was the subject of a complaint – featured a “harmful stereotype”. Continue reading...