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Contractors at loggerheads with recruiters over 'false' IR35 claims
News The PCG claims some recruitment companies are guilty of 'misleading advertising', but has pinpointed Computer People as a prime offender by submitting an official complaint to the Advertising... [19 Feb 2001]
'Bogus' data protection ads stopped by high court
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) first ruled against the company in November 2001. The OFT, working with the Advertising Standards... [31 May 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]
Linux 10 times more expensive? Get the facts, watchdog tells Microsoft
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) thinks they should get the facts too - but it's warned Microsoft to make sure its are straight first. The Authority asked... [25 Aug 2004]
Demon forced to give up @number.one advertising claim
News The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has forced Demon Internet to scrap its latest ad campaign following a complaint from AOL Bertelsmann Online. The ASA issued a statement... [19 Jan 1999]
Virgin Mobile beats Orange in customer poaching row
News Both complaints were upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority. Orange's attempt to poach customers from Virgin Mobile has been dealt a blow by the UK advertising... [15 May 2002]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received eight complaints about the advert saying the barcode on Blair's lip made him resemble Hitler and that the portrayal of a public figure... [30 Nov 2006]
Got 8Mbps broadband? Are you sure?
News has questioned the way in which those speeds are advertised, pointing out that the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) guidelines accept the words "up to" only when most customers... [03 Aug 2007]
Legal trip ropes may curb banner year for advertising
Comment In contrast, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) operates a self-regulatory code of conduct that has only been adapted this month to include breaches in online... [19 Oct 2000]
Lastminute slammed by watchdog over smutty ads
News Watchdog the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) has rapped Lastminute.com over the knuckles after receiving complaints that its ads were too saucy. The Authority... [20 Jan 2005]
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]
ASA tells Orange to be more explicit
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received complaints about a press, internet and TV advertising campaign promising existing Orange customers free minutes and... [08 Sep 2005]
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]
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]
First free broadband not so free
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped down Carphone Warehouse's claims to offer 'free broadband forever'. The ASA also decided the term 'forever' used in Carphone's... [19 Jul 2006]
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