Rulings (214)
  • Betway Ltd t/a Betway

    • Not Upheld
    • Website (commercial classified)
    • 27 May 2026

    An Instagram post for Betway featuring Thierry Henry wasn’t likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s. 

  • Cyan Blue Odds Ltd t/a Oddschecker

    • Upheld
    • Website (commercial classified)
    • 27 May 2026

    Two Instagram posts for an online betting platform featuring Harry Kane and Erling Haaland were likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s. 

  • Guangzhoushi Yingyi Maoyi Youxiangongsi t/a LANPN

    • Upheld
    • Social media (influencer or affiliate ad)
    • 27 May 2026

    An Instagram post on Gemma Markland’s account wasn’t obviously identifiable as an ad. 

  • Menwell Ltd t/a Voy

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 27 May 2026

    Three emails for an online pharmacy promoted prescription-only medicines to the public against the law and our rules. The ads were also socially irresponsible by creating an undue sense of urgency for people who were considering medicated weight-loss programmes. 

  • linyixiansanrenwangluokejiyouxiangongsi t/a IDJRDDF

    • Upheld
    • Website (commercial classified)
    • 27 May 2026

    A product listing on Amazon featured a gender stereotype that was likely to cause harm or serious offence. 

  • Boots UK Ltd t/a boots.com

    • Upheld in Part
    • Website (own site)
    • 20 May 2026

    An online display ad for Boots made misleading savings claims. Another ad was investigated but it didn’t break the rules. 

  • DBZ Marketplace Online Ltd t/a Debenhams

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 20 May 2026

    Two video display banners for Debenhams made misleading savings claims.

  • John Lewis plc

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 20 May 2026

    A paid-for Facebook ad and an online display ad for John Lewis made misleading savings claims. 

  • Perrin Et Fils SAS t/a La Vieille Ferme

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 20 May 2026

    A paid-for TikTok ad for a wine company irresponsibly implied that alcohol had therapeutic qualities, portrayed alcohol as being capable of changing your mood and a source of nourishment and made health claims. The ad was also socially irresponsible by encouraging excessive drinking.

  • Shop Direct Home Shopping Ltd t/a Very

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 20 May 2026

    Two website pages for Very made misleading savings claims. 

  • SnackVerse Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 20 May 2026

    A webpage for a snack subscription box misleadingly implied their subscribers would receive a specific country-themed box but didn’t make clear this was subject to allocation conditions. 

  • This is Enough Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 20 May 2026

    A website, LinkedIn post and GoFundMe page promoting DNA testing kits for victims of sexual assault made misleading claims about the incidence of rapes and the potential for evidence gathered using their self-testing kit to be admissible in court. 

  • VAM Apps Co t/a The Coach

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 20 May 2026

     A paid-for YouTube ad for a men’s health app was likely to cause serious and widespread offence. 

  • 111 Skin Ltd t/a 111skin

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 13 May 2026

    A product listing for a skincare product misleadingly exaggerated the effects of a cosmetic product for ageing skin.

  • Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board t/a AHDB

    • Upheld in Part
    • National newspaper (paid ad), Website (own site), Television, Social media (own site)
    • 13 May 2026

    Two national press ads made claims about the carbon footprints of beef and milk that weren’t supported with full life cycle evidence. Two other issues were investigated in relation to TV ads, an Instagram post, and a website page but they didn’t break the rules.

  • Course Accreditation Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 13 May 2026

    A website and a paid-for Google search ad for an accreditation company didn’t provide suitable evidence to back up objective claims, including comparative claims. The ads also misleadingly implied their accreditation was recognised by insurers and that t...

  • Linjer Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Search (paid)
    • 13 May 2026

    Two paid-for Google ads for a jewellery retailer didn’t make clear that their diamonds were synthetic. 

  • Novita Diamonds Ltd t/a Novita Diamonds

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 13 May 2026

    Two paid-for Meta ads for a jewellery retailer didn’t make clear that their diamonds were synthetic. 

  • Bestway Retail Ltd t/a Bargain Booze

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 06 May 2026

    A paid-for Facebook ad for an alcohol retailer irresponsibly implied that alcohol could overcome loneliness. 

  • GLP-1 Pro Ltd t/a GuLP-1

    • Upheld
    • 06 May 2026

    Two webpages for a food supplement company made claims that a supplement could prevent, treat or cure human disease and made unauthorised health and medicinal claims. The ads also compared the effects of a food supplement to those associated with weight-loss prescr...