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Paramount Pictures UK
A pre-roll YouTube ad wasn’t likely to cause serious or widespread offence.
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Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd t/a GoodNovel
An in-game ad for an online reading platform was socially irresponsible, condoned violence, included harmful gender stereotypes and was likely to cause harm or serious and widespread offence.
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Videoslots Ltd t/a Mr Vegas
A paid-for Facebook ad for a gambling company featured imagery that was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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Argos Limited t/a Argos
A page in the Argos 2025 Christmas gift guide featuring the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 failed to make clear that the game contained loot boxes. Another ad was investigated but it didn’t break the rules.
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Wrappiness UK
A paid-for Facebook ad for an online décor and gift retailer was likely to cause serious and widespread offence including by using explicit language and sexual references.
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Optimize Business Ltd t/a SoulTalk
A paid-for TikTok ad for an AI-friends chat app was socially irresponsible and caused serious and widespread offence, including by objectifying and sexualising women and featuring a harmful gender stereotype.
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Dribble Media Ltd t/a Midnite
A TikTok post on Mia Mon’s account promoting an online betting platform didn’t feature someone who was likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s.
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linyixiansanrenwangluokejiyouxiangongsi t/a IDJRDDF
A product listing on Amazon featured a gender stereotype that was likely to cause harm or serious offence.
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VAM Apps Co t/a The Coach
A paid-for YouTube ad for a men’s health app was likely to cause serious and widespread offence.
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Skill on Net Ltd t/a Gecko Play
A paid-for Instagram ad for a gambling website portrayed, condoned and encouraged gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible and could lead to financial, social or emotional harm.
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Saeta Tech Ltd t/a PixVideo – AI Video Maker
A paid-for YouTube ad for an AI video maker which condoned digitally altering and exposing women’s bodies without their consent, was irresponsible, included a harmful gender stereotype and was likely to cause serious offence.
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RTSB Ltd t/a Match Bingo
[Republished ruling] A YouTube ad for Match Bingo, which featured the Tottenham Hotspur Football team, wasn’t inappropriately targeted to under-18s.
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Activision Blizzard UK Ltd t/a Call of Duty
A Video on Demand and YouTube ad for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence by trivialising sexual violence. Another issue was investigated but it didn’t break the rules.
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FlyDogGame t/a Love and Peace
A paid-for ad for a mobile game app was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence, including by trivialising and condoning violence, including domestic violence.
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Pocket FM Private Ltd
A paid-for in-app ad for an audiobook app was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence, including by referencing sexual assault and sexual violence.
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Skywork AI Pte t/a Dramawave
A video ad for a streaming platform was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence, including by featuring content that was sexually explicit and suggested sexual violence.
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Haikou Chengfa Technology Co Ltd t/a Aurai Ai
A paid-for YouTube ad for an AI role play app was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious and widespread offence, including by featuring expletives and content that condoned sexually violent behaviour.
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persons unknown t/a Animals Solitaire: Protect
An in-game ad for a mobile game app was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious or widespread offence, including by objectifying and sexualising women and featuring a harmful gender stereotype.
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Dreame International Hong Kong Ltd t/a Stary PTE Ltd
Two in-app ads for a romantic fiction app were socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious and widespread offence including by trivialising or condoning violence against women and girls and featuring sexually explicit content. The ads also were irresponsibly targeted.
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persons unknown t/a Arthur Mystery Book
An in-game ad for a mobile game app was socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious and widespread offence by objectifying and sexualising women and featuring a harmful gender stereotype.
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following a formal investigation, the advertising rules apply and where we draw the line in judging whether an ad has broken the rules. We also publish a list of companies and organisations which agree to amend or withdraw their ad without being subject to a formal ruling.
Rulings (32)