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Lavazza and Dualit ads banned over ‘misleading’ compostable coffee suggestion

The ASA ruled that both brands gave the misleading impression that their pods and bags could be composted at home.

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

Are women less sensitive to anesthesia than men?

Some, but not all, research suggests that more women recall events that happened under anesthesia than men do, and that women wake up from anesthesia faster than men.

LiveScience · Apr 27, 2025

Octopus Energy told to pull ‘misleading’ energy switch ads after British Gas complaint

‘Most homes would save with Octopus,’ one of the adverts claimed

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025

Watchdog launches crackdown on weight loss drug adverts

All advertisements for prescription-only weight-loss medication are forbidden

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Watchdog cracks down on ads for prescription-only weight-loss drugs

In the UK, advertising prescription-only medicines to the public is prohibited.

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

George Osborne and Ed Balls podcast censured for Viagogo promotion

Regulator rejects claim by presenters that most events on the resale site had tickets selling at below face value

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025

Viagogo reprimanded over ticket ‘face value’ claims

The ASA found the site’s claim that ‘over half the events listed on Viagogo had tickets selling below face value’ was misleading.

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

TotalEnergies advert banned for misleading over environmental impact

Adfree cities complained that the ad about wind energy projects failed to mention that the firm’s operations remained mostly based in fossil fuels.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Watchdog bans ‘shocking’ ads that objectify women on mobile gaming apps

An investigation by Advertising Standards Authority used avatars to mimic the browsing behaviour of different age groups and genders to monitor the ads that appear on mobile games.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

UK watchdog bans ‘shocking’ ads in mobile games that objectified women

Investigation uncovered eight adverts that portrayed women in a harmful or degrading way, says ASA

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025