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Spectrum Awakening
A paid-for Facebook ad for Spectrum Awakening, a food supplement supplier, seen in March 2024 featured text that stated, "My 5 yr old son Scout is diagnosed with receptive expressive language disorder and sensory disorder. Until I found Spectrum Awakening he could barely put a sentence together with very limited s...
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Online Classifieds AG t/a PURE
Two posters for the PURE Dating App, seen in March 2024: a. The poster depicted four images of cartoon style heads, next to text that stated, “IT’S A GOOD DAY TO GET SOME HEAD” and “ON PURE DATING APP” followed by a QR code. b. The poster depicted a cartoon head of a princess, next t...
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Alzheimer's Society
Three TV ads and a radio ad for a charity were not irresponsible, did not cause serious or widespread offence, and did not cause unjustifiable distress.
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iVape London Ltd
An email broke the rules by directly promoting to consumers unlicensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and their components.
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John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct
A TV ad featured a testimonial which misleadingly implied a heated drying pod could prevent condensation form forming.
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Sparks Information PTE Ltd t/a Hunting Sniper
A paid-for Facebook ad for Hunting Sniper, a mobile app game, featured realistic footage of harm to animals, which was likely to cause widespread offence and unjustified distress.
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Easigrass (Distribution) Ltd
A Facebook post and website for artificial grass made misleading claims about recyclability, and misleadingly implied the product was eco friendly.
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John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct
A TV ad for a cleaning tool presented gender stereotypes in a way that was likely to cause harm.
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DUSK (Retail) Ltd
A TV ad was not likely to cause serious or widespread offence over its portrayal of men.
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Hing Fo International Ltd t/a ALFABAR
A poster for an electronic cigarettes brand was irresponsible for being likely to appeal particularly to under-18s, but was not inappropriately targeted.
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Calvin Klein Inc
[Republished ruling] Three posters for Calvin Klein did not objectify women, but one was inappropriate for display in an untargeted medium.
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Simba Sleep Ltd
A website featured misleading claims around reference prices and associated savings.
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Brown-Forman Beverages Europe Ltd t/a Jack Daniel's
A poster irresponsibly implied that drinking alcohol could overcome boredom and promoted adopting unwise drinking styles.
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DUSK (Retail) Ltd
A TV ad did not irresponsibly imply that drinking alcohol had therapeutic qualities and could be used to cope with parenthood.
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Rebecca Louise t/a rebeccalouise95
A poster for a model’s OnlyFans account was inappropriately targeted and likely to cause widespread offence.
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Vizor Apps Ltd
A pre-roll YouTube ad for a mobile app game was likely to cause serious or widespread offence, included a gender stereotype in a way that was likely to cause harm and was socially irresponsible.
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LifeSafe Technologies Ltd
Two paid-for TikTok ads misleadingly implied a fire extinguisher was suitable for all sizes and types of fires.
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AGA Rangemaster Ltd t/a AGA
A website that claimed a cooker had “the lowest running costs for any heat-storage cast-iron range cooker” was misleading, unverifiable and could not be substantiated.
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Gamehaus Network Technology Co Ltd
An in-app ad for a mobile game featuring an incestuous relationship, suggesting a child had been sexualised and groomed by an adult and portraying a child in a sexual way was likely to cause serious and widespread offence.
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Grandbing Technology Co Ltd t/a On Fancy
A website for an online clothing retailer portrayed a child in a sexual way and was irresponsible.
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Dreams Ltd t/a Dreams plc
Topic: Home and garden
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Dolphin Fitness Ltd
Topic: Sports, leisure and hobbies
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Ello Group Ltd t/a Coffee Club
Topic: Food, drink and supplements
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Lumi Skn Ltd
Topic: Medical devices