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Fern Brady
- Upheld
- Website (paid ad)
- 20 November 2024
A paid-for ad for the comedian Fern Brady, seen on the Sky News website, was likely to cause serious offence to some within the Christian faith.
W8 Tech Cyprus Ltd t/a Seeking
- Upheld
- 16 October 2024
A paid-for Reddit ad for a dating website perpetuated sexist and negative gender stereotypes and was likely to cause harm and widespread offence.
The BLAC Awards (UK) C.I.C t/a The BLAC Awards
- Upheld
- Social media (own site)
- 02 October 2024
Four Facebook posts on The BLAC Awards page, and a website for The BLAC Awards misleadingly implied that they had an official partnership with the Royal Air Force.
Wenzhou Xinyu Maoyi Youxian Gongsi t/a XINYU TRADE
- Upheld
- Social media (influencer or affiliate ad)
- 25 September 2024
Two Instagram stories on Mel Lloyd’s account featuring affiliate links weren't obviously identifiable as ads.

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