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Intelligent Lending Ltd t/a Ocean
A paid-for Meta ad and display ad irresponsibly encouraged consumers to spend regularly on non-essential purchases using a credit card.
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Family Vision Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad irresponsibly encouraged the use of credit agreements to fund Christmas spending.
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Next Retail Ltd t/a NEXT
A product listing for Dark Blue Power Stretch Denim Leggings on the NEXT website, seen on 19 September 2024. The ad featured a model wearing the leggings, sat on a wooden block. The model’s legs were extended closer to the camera.
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SteadyPay Ltd
A paid-for Meta ad irresponsibly encouraged people to borrow money for the Black Friday sales and to spend more than they could afford.
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Astrasoft Projects Ltd t/a Sofiadate.com
A paid-for Facebook ad featured harmful stereotypes likely to cause serious or widespread offence.
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DragonPlus Game Ltd t/a Happy Hospital
An in-app ad was socially irresponsible and caused unjustified distress and serious offence by trivialising miscarriage and stillbirth.
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Visual Stress Consultancy Ltd
A website made unsubstantiated claims that tinted glasses could be used for driving at night and condoned unsafe driving.
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Auto Finesse Ltd
An Instagram ad was socially irresponsible and caused serious offence by featuring a harmful stereotype by objectifying and sexualising women.
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Valterous Ltd t/a Therapie Clinic
A paid-for Facebook ad indirectly advertised a prescription only medicine to the public.
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Vivostore Ltd t/a Vivo Life
Two TikTok ads stated that a food supplement could treat vitamin B12 deficiency or its symptoms, irresponsibly encouraged people to stop taking medically prescribed vitamin B12 injections and made unauthorised specific health claims.
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Guangzhou Shimo Culture Media Co Ltd
An in-game ad was irresponsibly targeted, socially irresponsible and caused serious offense by featuring a harmful stereotype by objectifying and sexualising women.
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Jaded London Ltd
An Instagram post was socially irresponsible and caused serious offense by featuring a harmful stereotype by objectifying and sexualising women.
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Metamind AI Ltd t/a AI Persona
An in-game ad was socially irresponsible, caused offense by harmfully stereotyping women as sexual objects and portrayed someone who seemed to be under-18 in a sexual way.
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Sparring Partners Ltd t/a Gymbox
An Instagram ad was socially irresponsible and caused undue distress.
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The Boots Company plc
A TV and Video on Demand (VOD) ad condoned not using sunscreen.
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Suntory Global Spirits UK Ltd
A post on Bowmore Single Malt Whisky’s Facebook page in partnership with Aston Martin linked alcohol with driving and was irresponsible.
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W8 Tech Cyprus Ltd t/a Seeking
A paid-for Reddit ad for a dating website perpetuated sexist and negative gender stereotypes and was likely to cause harm and widespread offence.
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Kerry Foods Ltd
A video on demand ad for a HFSS product featuring the licensed character Garfield and a promotion broke the rules by being directly targeted at pre-school or primary school children.
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Pall Mall Medical (Manchester) Ltd t/a Pall Mall Cosmetics
An Instagram ad was irresponsible as it trivialised the decision to undergo cosmetic surgery and linked cosmetic surgery with happiness and confidence.
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PlymGlow Ltd
A circular for a tanning salon discouraged essential treatment for conditions for which medical supervision should be sought and irresponsibly claimed that health benefits could be obtained from sunbeds.
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Build Hollywood Ltd
Media: Other
Topic: Charity, education and Third sector -
Naked Wines plc t/a Naked Wines, www.NakedWines.com Ltd
Media: Circular
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British Hair Clinic (unconfirmed)
Topic: Cosmetic surgery and procedures
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Spotlight Sports Group Ltd.
Topic: Gambling