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Black Ops 7 ad banned in the UK for 'triviliazing sexual violence'

The ad features Peter Stormare and Nicki Glaser as "Replacers" in an airport security line.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert has been blocked — cited as "irresponsible and offensive" by viewers

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned a Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert after nine complaints, ruling it inappropriate, despite no explicit imagery being shown.

Windows Central

Video game advert banned for glorifying sexual violence

The ASA received nine complaints that the ad for Black Ops 7 was irresponsible and offensive for trivialising sexual violence.

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Call of Duty ad banned for trivialising sexual violence

The ASA received nine complaints that the ad for Black Ops 7 was irresponsible and offensive for trivialising sexual violence.

Evening Standard

TfL Facebook ad banned for negative stereotype about black men

Ad was part of campaign to encourage Londoners to intervene if they witness sexual harassment or hate crime

The Guardian - UK

TfL ad banned for reinforcing racial stereotypes

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The Independent UK

TfL ad banned for reinforcing negative stereotypes about black men

The Facebook ad was part of a campaign that encourages people to intervene safely if they witness sexual harassment or hate crime on the TfL network.

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TfL advert banned for reinforcing negative stereotypes about black men

A viewer complained that the ad was irresponsible, harmful and offensive for perpetuating negative racial stereotypes about black teenage boys

Evening Standard

TfL advert banned for ‘reinforcing negative stereotypes about black men’

The advert depicted a black male verbally harassing a young girl accompanied by a white male friend, who sat down close to the victim ‘boxing her in’

The Independent UK

Disney ordered to pull gruesome poster from circulation

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The Independent UK

Predator: Badlands poster banned for featuring graphic imagery

Walt Disney argued that the character shown in the image was ‘visually distinct from a human’

The Independent UK

Predator: Badlands poster featuring ‘severed spine’ ordered to be removed

The Advertising Standards Authority said that as the poster was displayed outdoors, ‘care needed to be taken’ to ensure it was suitable for all.

Evening Standard

Watchdog bans social media ads sharing discount codes for weight loss jabs

Social media posts were found to promote the drugs by using hashtags and encouraging followers to start their own weight-loss ‘journey’, alongside offering discounts

The Independent UK

Social media ads for prescription-only weight-loss medicines banned

The posts used discount codes and referral links to advertise the jabs for the online pharmacies Voy, Zava, MedExpress and UK Meds Direct.

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The Independent UK

Watchdog slams Co-op for misleading Aldi price-match ad

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Evening Standard

Co-op’s price-match comparisons with Aldi misled consumers, watchdog rules

Aldi said 45 items used by the Co-op for its price match were not the most appropriate for comparison.

The Independent UK

Co-op ad banned over ‘misleading’ Aldi price-match claims

Aldi issued a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the advert

The Independent UK

UK airline reprimanded over bag fees claim

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The Guardian - UK

Coinbase adverts banned in UK for suggesting crypto could ease cost of living crisis

Advertising Standards Authority says firm advised by George Osborne ‘trivialised risks of cryptocurrency’

The Independent UK

Major UK airline rapped over ‘misleading’ baggage claim

The airline told the regulator its advertised price was accurate and available on various routes

Evening Standard

Ads for sunbed firms banned for misleading and irresponsible safety claims

Long-standing advice from the NHS and Cancer Research UK says there is no safe or healthy way to get a tan using UV radiation.

The Guardian - UK

Train firms warned over ‘best price’ claims after watchdog bans ads

Advertising regulator said operators and a ticket seller could not prove bookings were cheapest

Fortune

The new American Dream has parents easing up on college expectations for their kids: 35% are now open to trade school instead

“Parents are waking up,” one career strategist says. “College doesn’t carry the same [return on investment] it once did.”

The Independent UK

Weight-loss ads pulled over body image concerns

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The Independent UK

Weight loss drug ads banned for exploiting body image insecurities

One of the ads perpetuated pressures on new mothers, the advertising watchdog says

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