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ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority is the self-regulatory organisation of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation.

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ryanair

ASA investigates Ryanair over ‘jab and go’ ads

06 January 2021
ASA

Ad watchdog gets tough on weight loss brands

07 October 2020
ASA

Exposure to age-restricted ads remains low, but ASA is ‘mindful’ of online harm for kids

22 May 2020
ASOS

Asos and Zoella hit with ad ban over 'unclear' promotional Instagram post

22 April 2020
ASA

Burger King served ban for misleading vegans with 'plant-based' Whopper ads

15 April 2020
ASA

ITV and Sky escape ASA action for scheduling ‘distressing’ Call of Duty ads

08 April 2020
kfc

KFC pauses finger lickin' ads amid coronavirus panic and 150 complaints

12 March 2020
shell

Shell faces ASA investigation over ‘drive carbon neutral’ claims

03 March 2020
ryanair

ASA bans Ryanair ads for misleading 'lowest emissions' claims

05 February 2020
sex

Habito escapes ad ban after teaching Grazia readers the ‘Mortgage Kama Sutra’

28 January 2020
Opinion

Is adland's mission for female empowerment having the opposite effect?

09 January 2020
ASA

Southern Comfort rapped by ASA over Instagram influencer campaign

08 January 2020
Instagram

Instagram to ban vape ads as regulator cracks down on e-cigarette marketing

18 December 2019
Instagram

Ad regulator cracks down on Instagram vape ads

18 December 2019
Open Mic

Influencer strengthens tech offering with launch of ASA complaint ad-checker

12 December 2019
ASA

Deliveroo on ASA's naughty list with third most complained about ad of 2019

04 December 2019
ASA

KFC falls fowl of ASA for daring allusion to the F-word

04 December 2019
Opinion

Why assumption is the mother of all advertising stereotyping

12 November 2019
ASA

Government welfare advert universally discredited by the ASA

06 November 2019
Brewdog

ASA investigates BrewDog 'Motherfu' campaign as it faces criticism for appearing near school

05 November 2019
Grey london

Grey and YouGov find 96% of people in the UK do not trust what influencers say

31 October 2019
ASA

ASA scolds Paramount Pictures for irresponsibly targeting kids with distressing content

30 October 2019
ASA

ASA raps Katie Price and Lauren Goodger for ‘irresponsible’ diet promotions

23 October 2019
ASA

L'Oreal receives ad ban for misleading UVA claim on kids' sun cream

09 October 2019
Opinion

The Stella Creasy-Clear Channel debacle must act as wake-up call to the industry

02 October 2019
ASA

ASA won't investigate 'Get ready for Brexit' campaign after complaints

26 September 2019
Opinion

No offence: Why do ads keep getting banned?

24 September 2019
influencer marketing

ASA says #ad is ‘necessary as a minimum’ as it ups the ante on influencer disclosure

05 September 2019
ASA

Home Office under fire for misleading EU Settlement Scheme ad

27 August 2019
Opinion

Aline Santos: ASA gender ruling debate shows we must unite to 'unstereotype' advertising

16 August 2019
ASA

Philadelphia and Volkswagen first to fall foul of ASA's gender stereotyping rules

14 August 2019
ASA

ASA bans Love Islanders' post as it cracks down on influencer posts that omit #ad

07 August 2019
ASA

ASA penalises reality star for promoting weight loss supplements while pregnant

31 July 2019
Love Island

ITV and ASA create 'survival kit' to help Love Island influencers navigate ad rules

25 July 2019
dyson

ASA pulls the plug on misleading Dyson TV ad

17 July 2019
ASA

Tesco accuses Aldi of unfairly skewing its price comparison in favour of itself

17 July 2019
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