Social and political

Latest rulings

Hutchison 3G UK Ltd t/a 3
- Upheld
- Search (paid), Internet (on own site), Television
- 24 February 2021
A TV, website and paid-for search ad by Three Mobile were banned for not holding adequate substantiation to support the claim that they were the ‘best network for data.”
Telefonica UK Ltd t/a O2
- Upheld
- National newspaper (paid ad), Television
- 24 February 2021
A TV and newspaper ad for O2 which claimed it was the “UK’s No.1 Network” was found to be misleading because the comparisons it made with competitors were not clear.
Boohoo.com UK Ltd in association with Luke Mabbott
- Upheld
- Social media (influencer or affiliate ad)
- 10 February 2021
A TikTok post by an influencer promoting the fashion retailer Boohoo breached the CAP Code as it was not obviously identifiable as an ad.
HardDisk Direct Ltd
- Upheld
- Internet (website content)
- 03 February 2021
A website ad for an IT hardware retailer was banned for containing misleading scores from a third-party review website.

View all rulings