Harm/Irresponsibility

Latest rulings

Babyboo Fashion Pty Ltd t/a Babyboo Fashion
- Upheld
- Social media (paid ad)
- 14 April 2021
A paid-for Instagram post by an online clothing retailer was banned for being likely to cause serious or widespread offence by objectifying women.
Jetsun Sunbeds
- Upheld
- Internet (social networking)
- 07 April 2021
A Facebook post promoting sunbeds misleadingly and irresponsibly claimed that health benefits were obtained from the use of sunbeds.
RR Whisky Ltd
- Upheld
- Internet (social networking), Internet (website content)
- 07 April 2021
A Facebook and website ad for a whisky company were banned for irresponsibly linking the consumption of alcohol with mountaineering, an activity in which drinking would be unsafe.
Bamby H2O
- Upheld
- Social media (paid ad)
- 24 March 2021
A pre-roll ad on YouTube for a rapper’s single, which featured drug references, nudity and strong language, was banned for being socially irresponsible and likely to cause serious and widespread offence.

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