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ASA slaps Talk Talk for 'UK's Safest Broadband

ASA slaps Talk Talk for 'UK's Safest Broadband" claim

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Advertising watchdog the ASA has banned a Talk Talk television advert which claimed that the internet provider's broadband package was the "UK's safest."

The TV ad featured a toy family ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jan 5th 2012 at 6:22AM
ASA raps eBuyer for cherry picked reviews

ASA raps eBuyer for cherry picked reviews

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped online retailer eBuyer over the firm's "material misleading" use of  user submitted product reviews.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 8th 2011 at 5:27AM
Motorola rapped for 'worlds most powerful smartphone' ad

Motorola rapped for 'worlds most powerful smartphone' ad

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The Advertising Standards Association watchdog has rapped Motorola for airing a television avert that claimed the firm's Atrix smartphone was "The world's most powerful smartphone".

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 24th 2011 at 11:34PM
Virgin rapped for 'misleading'  broadband speed ads

Virgin rapped for 'misleading' broadband speed ads

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The UK advertising watchdog, the ASA, has upheld six out of ten complaints against broadband provider Virgin Media relating to advertising campaigns that made speed claims against rival internet providers.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 14th 2011 at 9:15AM
British advertising watchdog expands online remit

British advertising watchdog expands online remit

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The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been granted extended remit to police online advertising.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 1st 2010 at 11:24AM
Carphone may lodge ASA complaint

Carphone may lodge ASA complaint

NEWS The Carphone Warehouse is expected to lodge a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority over an advert that DSGi ran comparing their laptop and broadband offers.

by Ben Furfie
on Sep 12th 2008 at 10:55AM
iPhone advert banned

iPhone advert banned

NEWS The television advert for the recently release Apple iPhone 3G has been banned, after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that it was misleading in claims about internet browsing.

by Ben Furfie
on Aug 27th 2008 at 10:12AM
ASA slams Virgin over broadband ads

ASA slams Virgin over broadband ads

NEWS The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from telecoms firm BT claiming that ads for rival provider Virgin gave a misleading impression of download speeds available to customers, the ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 2nd 2008 at 2:10PM
Currys let off by ASA

Currys let off by ASA

NEWS Currys was left feeling the heat after Argos reported the electronics retailer to the Advertising Standards Authority about what it claimed was a misleading national press campaign failed to deliver.

by Ben Furfie
on Sep 6th 2007 at 12:37PM