Social and political

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Shenzhenshi Senyi Dianzi Shangwu Youxiangongsi t/a Plum-Marketing
- Upheld
- Internet (classified)
- 12 March 2025
An Amazon product listing was socially irresponsible as it condoned an unsafe practice and featured very young children playing with a toy that was likely to cause them physical harm.
Tesco Stores Ltd t/a Tesco
- Not upheld
- 12 February 2025
An outdoor digital poster comparing the Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card schemes wasn’t misleading.
Fern Brady
- Upheld
- Website (paid ad)
- 20 November 2024
A paid-for ad for the comedian Fern Brady, seen on the Sky News website, was likely to cause serious offence to some within the Christian faith.
W8 Tech Cyprus Ltd t/a Seeking
- Upheld
- Social media (paid ad)
- 16 October 2024
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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