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Deepfake regulation: A double-edged sword?

What legal protection currently exists around deepfake technologies, and where are businesses at risk?

TechRadar

Watchdog bans Huel’s ‘misleading’ advert – second times in two months

The ASA investigated an Instagram post featuring Huel founder Julian Hearn over an apparent comparison between his product and fresh green vegetables.

The Independent UK

ASA bans adverts for Nike and Sky for using ‘dark pattern’ tactics

Rulings stem from ASA’s work investigating ‘online choice architecture’ in internet advertising

The Guardian - UK

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Ads from Hell: how a pizza brand’s marketing reveals NZ’s shifting religious attitudes

Controversial advertising holds a mirror up to society. It can unite us in laughter or outrage, spark debates that shape our beliefs – and sometimes expose our political differences.

The Conversation

Attempt to Entirely Seal Title IX Complaint on Privacy Grounds Rejected

From Judge Dale Ho's decision today in Doe v. Columbia Univ. (S.D.N.Y.): [T]hese cases concern allegations of sexual assault and that the events in question occurred from 2012 to 2014 or 2015, around the time that Plaintiff was an undergraduate student at Columbia University…. Plaintiff … filed identical letters seeking…

Reason

Just Eat advert that depicted McDonald’s broke junk food code

Advertising Standards Authority bans Facebook ad over lack of care to ensure it was not aimed at under-16s

The Guardian - UK

Steven Bartlett Huel advert banned after Diary of a CEO host failed to disclose he was investor

Brands criticised for ‘omitting’ details about ‘Diary of the CEO’ host’s investments in both companies

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Gemma Collins ordered to remove post claiming electric shock device 'works better than antidepressants'

The advertising watchdog ‘considered that the ad trivialised decision to come off antidepressants’

Evening Standard

Virgin Atlantic transatlantic advert banned for misleading consumers

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received five complaints

The Independent UK

Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression

ASA says Instagram video featuring TV star wearing device ‘encouraged people to take their treatment into own hands’

The Guardian - UK

Obesity surgery to butt lifts: UK concern over unregulated plastic surgery expo

Exclusive: As a London event promotes surgical tourism packages, experts call for advertising controls

The Guardian - UK

‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground

Advertising to children is strictly regulated – but household brands are flooding the gaming platform Roblox with interactive marketing. Is this a danger to young users?

The Guardian - UK

Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record

Advert trumpeting storm overflow plans should have disclosed past environmental harms, says ASA

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog takes down ‘mummy makeover’ ads in crackdown against hundreds of cosmetic surgery clinics

Cosmetic surgery clinics are posting adverts which encourage people to rush into major surgery decisions, the UK ad watchdog has said

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The Independent UK

Ads for menopause supplements banned by regulator

Two Facebook ads for Rejuvit Ageless Vitality and Rejuvit Graceful Ageing claimed the supplements would treat symptoms of the menopause

The Independent UK

Heartbreaking Alzheimer’s Society advert receives hundreds of complaints

Viewers complained that the ads were excessively distressing, offensive and irresponsible

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: NASA sees a 'Platypus' move on Jupiter's moon Europa

The Juno spacecraft, which orbits Jupiter, has been imaging the giant planet's moon Europa and spotted apparent movement in its icy crust.

The Independent UK

Fitness influencer Grace Beverly broke advertising rules with Tala social media posts

Influencer told ASA that her followers would know she is synonymous with her activewear brand

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The Guardian - US

University president in California on leave after agreeing to campus protesters’ demands

Mike Lee told students that Sonoma State would become first US university to refuse to work with Israeli academic institutions

The Hindu

One life and the many deaths of Rohith Vemula

Mother of Rohith Vemula continues to fights for justice, sparking protests and calls for accountability.

RideApart

BMW's New Automated Shift Assistant Kills Motorcycle Clutch Levers

BMW Motorrad just launched its Automated Shift Assistant (ASA), which enables motorcycles to operate without any clutch lever. Here's everything you need to know.

The Hindu

Nirmala’s statements belittling Dalit movements: ASA

Nirmala Sitharaman's statements on Rohith Vemula's death condemned by Ambedkar Students' Association for degrading Dalit movements.

The Guardian - AU

Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program

Homes & Gardens

Egyptian cotton vs Supima cotton − what's the difference and which meets your sleep needs?

I've outlined all the pros and cons of Egyptian cotton vs Supima cotton to help you find your material match

The Guardian - UK

Instagram ads in UK promoting ‘butt lifts’ in Turkey as part of holidays in potential breach of rules

Watchdog warns cosmetic surgery providers abroad as analysis reveals thousands of Facebook adverts

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