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Top Games Inc
A paid-for X ad for the game Evony: The King’s Return featured gameplay that was not representative of the actual game.
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Electronic Arts Ltd t/a EA
Two paid-for Facebook ads for Golf Clash, a mobile app game, omitted material information about the inclusion of loot boxes.
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Jagex Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad for online game RuneScape omitted material information about the inclusion of loot boxes.
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Miniclip (UK) Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad for an online game omitted material information about the inclusion of loot boxes.
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Lenovo Technology (UK) Ltd
An email contained the misleading claim “Get 10% off any product”.
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Space NK Ltd t/a Space.NK
A competition via an Instagram post did not award a prize in accordance with change, was not administered fairly and omitted significant conditions.
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Strafe Esports Ltd t/a LevelTap
A paid-for ad on Facebook linked alcohol with an activity where drinking would be unsafe or unwise, and was irresponsible.
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Witcombe Festival
A competition via Instagram post didn’t award the winner the promised prize or a reasonable equivalent.
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Team RH Fitness Ltd
A TikTok video did not make it clear that an advertised subscription was for a minimum term of 12 months.
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HJ Heinz Foods UK Ltd t/a Heinz
A packaging promotion for ‘free days out’ omitted significant conditions.
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Viagogo AG
Two advertorials misleadingly omitted material information about the validity of tickets bought through viagogo.
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Kellogg Europe Trading Ltd t/a Kellogg Company
The product packaging for Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Clusters, seen on 17 July 2023, featured a promotion. Text on the back of the packaging stated “FREE ADULT TICKET” next to a triangle symbol. Below, text stated “ADULT TICKET OR CHILD TICKET = FREE ADULT TICKET”. Text underneath stated &ldquo...
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CrypticKits
A TikTok post and Instagram post misleadingly implied that people could buy football shirts for £1
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Petfre (Gibraltar) Ltd t/a Betfred
Three tweets for Betfred featured Anthony Joshua, who is of inherent strong appeal to under-18s.
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THG Nutrition Limited t/a My Protein
A TikTok post for a MyProtein promotion did not set out qualifying criteria for entry clearly and omitted significant conditions.
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HMK V AG t/a Windsor Mint
A TV ad for Windsor Mint misleadingly implied that a commemorative coin took the form a normal 40mm coin, when this was not the case.
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Imiracle (HK) Ltd t/a Elfbar
A post for Elf Bar on Discord directly promoted unlicensed nicotine-containing e-liquids in online media.
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Hutch Games Ltd
A listing for the game "F1 Clash - Car Racing Manager" on the Apple App store did not make it sufficiently clear that the game contained loot boxes.
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Hutch Games Ltd
A listing for the game "Rebel Racing" on the Google Play store did not make it sufficiently clear that the game contained loot boxes.
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G-force
A paid for ad on the Google app for a bike that did not meet legal standards was misleading and irresponsible.
Rulings
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