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politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Met Police Not Investigating London Real Estate Event as ASA Probes Ads

London's Metropolitan Police say they are not investigating the Great Israeli Real Estate Event held in Edgware, after the government asked the Advertising Standards Authority to probe ads for properties tied to Israeli settlements; the ICJP provided evidence to police, while the UK War Crimes/CTP has dozens of referrals related to the Israel-Hamas conflict but no UK-based probe into this event. Mayor Sadiq Khan and Green Party MP Ellie Chowns have criticized the event, and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said authorities will reassess if there is evidence of illegal-settlement advertising on UK soil.

via Middle East Eye|

#advertising-standards-authority #illegal-settlements #israel-palestine

technology5 months ago•9 min saved

UK watchdog bans Call of Duty ad for trivialising sexual violence

Britain's Advertising Standards Authority banned Activision Blizzard UK's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert after upholding 11 complaints that it trivialised sexual violence; the regulator said the humour came from humiliation and implied non-consensual penetration, and ordered the ad not to appear in its current form, while complaints about drug use were not upheld.

via Eurogamer|

#activision-blizzard-uk #advertising-standards #advertising-standards-authority

gaming5 months ago•14 min saved

UK Ad Watchdog Bans CoD Ad Over Sexual Violence Joke

Britain’s ASA ruled Activision’s live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ad trivialized sexual violence by showing Replacers humiliating a passenger at airport security and joking about non-consensual acts; it must be edited before it can air again in the UK, while Activision argues the ad targets adults and the clip is still available on YouTube.

via Kotaku|

#advertising-standards-authority #black-ops-7 #call-of-duty

fashion-and-advertising2 years ago•1 min saved

FKA twigs' Calvin Klein Ad Banned in UK for Sexual Objectification

A Calvin Klein ad featuring FKA twigs has been banned in the UK for objectifying women, with the Advertising Standards Authority deeming it "likely to cause serious offence" by focusing on the model's body rather than the clothing being advertised. Despite Calvin Klein's argument that the ad showed an "empowered" woman, the regulator ruled that it "overly sexualised" twigs and presented her as a "stereotypical sexual object." This comes after the ASA rejected complaints about similar ads featuring Kendall Jenner, concluding they did not portray her as a "sexual object."

via Pitchfork|

#advertising-standards-authority #calvin-klein #fashion-and-advertising

environment2 years ago•3 min saved

Airlines Face Bans for Misleading Sustainability Ads

Advertisements for Air France, Lufthansa, and Etihad have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading consumers about the airlines' environmental credentials. The ads claimed commitments to protecting the environment and flying more sustainably, but the ASA found that the claims were not adequately substantiated. Air travel's high levels of CO2 and non-CO2 emissions contribute significantly to climate change, and the ASA stated that there are currently no initiatives or technologies in the aviation industry that can fully support absolute green claims. The airlines have been instructed not to run the ads again.

via OilPrice.com|

#advertising-standards-authority #airlines #environment