Technology and environment

Latest rulings

British Telecommunications plc t/a BT
- Upheld in part
- Poster
- 05 May 2021
A poster for BT was banned for making misleading claims about the reliability of their full fibre broadband.
Grey Technology Ltd t/a Gtech
- Upheld in part
- Newspaper, Internet (website content)
- 07 April 2021
Two newspaper ads and a website ad for a vacuum cleaner were banned for implying the product could completely eliminate dust clouds without holding adequate evidence to prove this.
Dalradian Gold Ltd
- Upheld
- 10 March 2021
A newspaper ad for a gold mining construction project was banned for misleadingly implying that materials extracted from the proposed mine would be used in the renewable energy industry.
Smart Metering Communications Body Ltd t/a Smart Energy GB
- Not upheld
- 10 March 2021
A TV and radio ad for a smart meter which stated that the product could help consumers to save money on their bills was not found to be misleading.

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