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Shop Direct Home Shopping Ltd t/a Very, very.co.uk, Littlewoods, littlewoods.com
This ruling replaces one from November 2021; however, we have continued to uphold the complaint.
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UAB Ekomlita t/a nuubu
We partly upheld complaints against ads for kitchen knives.
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Adidas UK Ltd t/a Adidas
We upheld complaints against ads containing nudity.
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GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) Trading Ltd
A TV ad for over-the-counter heartburn relief medicine was not irresponsible or harmful as I did not discourage essential treatment for conditions for which medical supervision should be sought.
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited t/a Alibaba
A website ad for an online retailer was irresponsible for portraying a female model who was under the age of 18 in a sexual way.
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Hydrow Ltd
A TV ad for a rowing machine that depicted road crossing in an irresponsible manner should have been scheduled away from programmes made for, or specifically targeted at, children.
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Leisure Wear Ltd t/a SnuggyUK
We banned ads for hooded blankets on Jake Quickenden’s Instagram profile for not being clearly identifiable as ads.
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Linia Cosmetic Surgery
We partially upheld complaints about ads seen on Facebook for breast augmentation for being irresponsible.
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Skill on Net Ltd
We banned ads for a gambling product for being misleading and irresponsible.
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The England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd
We upheld in part complaints about ads for cricket tournament "The Hundred", and KP Snacks and its brands.
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Transform Hospital Group Ltd t/a Transform
We banned an ad for breast augmenation for being socially irresponsible.
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Currys Group Ltd
A pre-roll YouTube ad for Currys which showed people riding e-scooters was banned for irresponsibly suggesting that electric scooters could be used in public places in the UK.
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In The Style Fashion Ltd t/a In the Style
Posts by Lorna Luxe on Instagram were banned for not being obviously identifiable as ads.
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John Adams Leisure Ltd
A TV ad for a board game was not found to be irresponsible.
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In The Style Fashion Ltd t/a In the Style
Two Instagram Stories and a website ad for an online clothing brand were banned for making misleading price claims.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd
A TV ad and poster ads for the cinema release of the film Venom: Let There Be Carnage were not irresponsibly targeted.
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Boohoo.com UK Ltd
A product listing by Boohoo was banned for being likely to cause serious or widespread offence or harm by objectifying women.
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Box Menswear Ltd
Three email ads for Box Menswear were banned for being sexually explicit and likely to cause serious offence.
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Specsavers Hearcare Ltd
A leaflet for Specsavers Hearcare was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence and was not irresponsible.
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Steven Thomas
A local press ad placed by Steven Thomas, seen in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review, The Forester and the Cheltenham Post in September and October 2021 featured the headline “Do you know about the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme?” with the sub-headline “Have you been vaccinated or know somebody who has? Did you know th...
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following 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, following receipt of a complaint, agreed to amend or withdraw their ad without the need for a formal investigation.
Rulings (60)