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Wanadoo "full speed broadband" claim slapped down by watchdog
News ISP Wanadoo has been slapped on the wrist by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for claiming 512Kbps was "full speed broadband". Advertising broadband speeds... [16 Aug 2004]
Power Mac G5 fastest-PC-on-earth claim 'misleading'
News Apple has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that its boast that the Power Mac G5 is the world's fastest personal computer is in breach of... [11 Jun 2004]
Leader: Be clear on broadband speeds
Leader The online company defended itself by saying the speed was achievable in the best of circumstances but that wasn't good enough for the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). AOL has been... [03 Jun 2004]
AOL rapped over 'misleading' 1Mb ad claim
News AOL has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over advertising claims it made about its one-megabit broadband service. A member of the public... [03 Jun 2004]
SMS and online ads draw record complaints
News Online adverts make up half the complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the watchdog announced in its annual report. The report, which analysed the complaints made last... [23 Apr 2004]
'Retard' Hoffman mobile ad is offensive, says watchdog
News That's just what mobile logo and screensaver seller, Xmob, did in some adverts placed in footie fanzine FourFourTwo and, unsurprisingly, both the National Autistic Society and the Advertising Standards... [25 Mar 2004]
Nokia ads are too "offensive and distressing"
News Advertisements for Nokia's flagship gaming phone, the N-Gage, have been banned by advertising watchdog the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) after complaints that... [04 Mar 2004]
NTL slams broadband 'dirty tricks' and infighting
News The cable company also fell foul of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which ruled last month that that NTL was wrong to use the word broadband, without qualification, to... [21 May 2003]
NTL's 128Kbps broadband product 'not broadband'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against NTL for calling its 128Kbps internet access service a "high-speed broadband product" - a ruling that has left the... [09 Apr 2003]
Microsoft shamed over misleading ads
News South Africa's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered the software giant to withdraw what they termed an "unsubstantiated and misleading" print commercial last week following... [24 Mar 2003]
Spammers beware: The advertising watchdog is after you
News The new rules come from the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and are to be enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), a self-regulatory body for the... [05 Mar 2003]
Re:Viewing 2002 - A year in broadband (Part 3)
News BT also rekindled its battles with Freeserve in September - taking exception to some particularly misleading marketing from its rival, which it felt duty bound to report to the Advertising Standards... [20 Dec 2002]
Vodafone gets slapped wrist over risqué ads
News However, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) was unimpressed with the "Get the flirting over with before you get home" campaign and has ordered Vodafone to stop using such... [16 Oct 2002]
What happens when Homer Simpson gets web-savvy?
Comment Today Freeserve found itself censured by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming its AnyTime service allowed you to surf "for as long as you like". A man walks into a Chinese... [11 Sep 2002]
Dell, Fasthosts and BT shamed for misleading advertising
News BT and BT Cellnet, now O2, are among several high-tech companies to have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority's regulations today. Finally from today's adjudications, Dell... [03 Jul 2002]
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