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ASA resolve complaint with Totally Nourish
Totally Nourish sells supplements and other ‘health’ products, and has Patrick Holford as one of its two ‘experts’. We were therefore interested to see that they were mentione… more →
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
A taste test of dubious value
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Alf Grumble wrote 1 week ago: An example of how headlines can mislead can be found on the NZ Herald’s web-site today. A headline t … more →
House builders reported for travel gaffe
alexanderlawrie wrote 1 week ago: By ALEXANDER LAWRIE AN AWARD-WINNING house-building company has been reported to the advertising wat … more →
Duffy’s Diet Coke TV Commercial Causes Controversy In The UK
John Curley wrote 1 month ago: A television advertisement for Diet Coke featuring the Welsh singer Duffy has been cleared for airi … more →
Poker adverts banned for link with erotic entertainment
mikewebb82 wrote 1 month ago: Advertising Standards Association The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Watchdog has heavily cen … more →
Do the wheels on the bus go round and round?
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robertkyriakides wrote 1 month ago: Ignorance is a thing that wastes everyone’s time. I learnt of a solar panel company that exclusively … more →
ASA resolve complaint with Totally Nourish
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jonhw wrote 2 months ago: Totally Nourish sells supplements and other ‘health’ products, and has Patrick Holford a … more →
Is it black humour or is it offensive?
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homepaddock wrote 2 months ago: This ad for Stihl chainsaws is up before the Advertising Standards Authority. Do you reckon it … more →
A bracelet with magical powers - or just a baloney bangle?
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prometheusongebonde wrote 2 months ago: Bruce Fordyce, winning the Comrades Marathon without the Rayma balance bracelet How do you know the … more →
• Advertisers should be free to tell lies
Kiwi Polemicist wrote 2 months ago: The comments button is at the bottom right of this post. Lindsay Mitchell has a very interesting adv … more →
The A.S.A. Deems Everybody Stupid.
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bigrab wrote 3 months ago: This advert has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. I took the story of the ad to b … more →
Coke told to run ads admitting it can cause obesity and damage teeth
collateraldamage wrote 3 months ago: Up the Aussies for ordering Coca-Cola to run ads correcting earlier misleading ads. The original ads … more →
• DB's "offensive" porn billboard shows that the free market works
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Kiwi Polemicist wrote 4 months ago: The comments button is at the bottom right of this post. The NZ Herald is reporting that a billboard … more →
Family First calling for more bureaucracy
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Mr Dennis wrote 4 months ago: DB has agreed to take down a billboard that, according to Family First, “glorified pornography … more →
A breath of fresh Hoodia
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skepticdetective wrote 4 months ago: It is not everyday that a conscientious consumer protection advocate strikes a decisive blow against … more →
I sold my soul to rock n roll
kevinoberbauer wrote 4 months ago: By Kevin Oberbauer A new advert for Swiftcover insurance featuring Punk rock icon Iggy Pop is curren … more →
Iggy Pop's car insurance company: no musicians
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ginavivinetto wrote 4 months ago: Remember when we bitched about Iggy Pop’s British car insurance commercial for Swiftcover? I … more →
Iggy Pop promotes car insurance that excludes musicians
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calvininjax wrote 4 months ago: By Calvin Palmer A car insurer has admitted it refuses to cover musicians — despite featuring … more →
The atheist bus and the God bulldozer
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shonaghosh wrote 5 months ago: Q. What makes a misleading advert? A. A claim without substantive proof. So says the Advertising Sta … more →
Virgin Atlantic's women in red given green light by advertising watchdog
calvininjax wrote 5 months ago: By Calvin Palmer The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Britain’s watchdog of the advertis … more →
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