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ContextLogic Inc t/a Wish.com
Four in-app ads for the e-commerce platform Wish were banned for placing explicit sexual images in apps that were likely to be used by children.
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BOXT Ltd
A YouTube and TV ad for a BOXT boiler was banned for making misleading price comparison claims.
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Telefonica UK Ltd t/a O2
Two newspaper ads for O2 made misleading claims about the total cost of an iPad and Surface Pros.
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LC International Limited t/a Coral
A tweet on a gambling company’s Twitter feed broke the rules by presenting a promotion in a way that was likely to encourage potentially harmful gambling behaviour.
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LC International Ltd t/a Ladbrokes
A TV ad for a gambling company did not break the rules on encouraging gambling behaviour that was socially irresponsible or portray gambling as indispensable.
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Grapevine Europe Ltd
A TV ad for a car buying comparison site misled consumers about what personal information was needed to obtain valuations from their website.
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Mizkan Euro Ltd t/a Branston
A poster ad for vinegar did not condone or encourage poor nutritional habits or an unhealthy lifestyle in children.
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Sky UK Ltd
A TV ad misleadingly implied Sky offered the UK’s lowest-priced superfast broadband.
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Boohoo.com UK Ltd
Discount claims in an email and website misleadingly implied all products would be discounted and a countdown clock on the website misleadingly implied the offers were time-limited.
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I Saw it First Ltd
A text message and a website for an online fashion retailer misleadingly implied a promotion was applicable to all products and that, by using a countdown clock, discount offers were time-limited.
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MissPap Ltd t/a Misspap
A website for an online fashion retailer which used a countdown clock misleadingly implied discount offers were time-limited.
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Buy It Direct Ltd t/a Furniture123
A furniture website made misleading savings claims.
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Iceland Foods Ltd t/a Iceland
A national press ad for a supermarket did not make a misleading price comparison.
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Hey Habito Ltd
A TV and VOD ad for an online mortgage broker featuring cartoon gory horror was scheduled appropriately to prevent it from likely being seen by young children.
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ITV Broadcasting Ltd
A TV ad for a film was not scheduled inappropriately as children made up only a small proportion of the audience and it was not directed at or likely to be of particular appeal to them.
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ITV Broadcasting Ltd
Two TV ads for a video game were not scheduled inappropriately.
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Sky UK Ltd t/a Sky, NowTV
TV ads for a video game and a film were not scheduled inappropriately.
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Merlin Entertainments plc
Claims on Alton Towers’ website that fastrack passes reduced queue times were not misleading.
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Warners Group Publications plc
A Facebook post for a railway magazine promoting a goody bag was banned for failing to disclose that buyers would be tied into a yearly subscription.
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kidsfitnesstrackers
A product listing on a website for a children’s fitbit made misleading savings claims.
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Cameron Mackintosh Ltd - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Pricing and charges -
Lifecycle Marketing - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Children and the vulnerable -
Peloton Interactive UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (social networking), Television
Topic: Sports, leisure and hobbies -
Splendor SA
Media: National press
Topic: Clothing, shoes and jewellery, Pricing and charges -
Waterstones Booksellers Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Sports, leisure and hobbies -
EMP Mail order UK Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site), Internet (display)
Topic: Pricing and charges