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Published on: 17 October 2024

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ASA rulings—16 October 2024

A single formal complaint reached the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about the Travel Crew website. It questioned whether the promoted flight fares were misleading, because the fare shown at the point of booking was higher than the headline price originally displayed. The ASA upheld the complaint. See: LNB News 16/10/2024 18.

Ofcom renews co-regulatory ASA arrangements for broadcast, ODPS and VSPs ads

Ofcom has extended for a further ten-year period its co-regulatory arrangements with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) covering advertising across broadcast, on-demand programme services (ODPS) and video-sharing platforms (VSPs), now lasting until 31 October 2034. This followed a public consultation that drew feedback from a range of stakeholders. The ASA will continue to oversee the day-to-day regulation of these advertising services, with Ofcom serving as the statutory backstop regulator, to ensure harmful content is effectively regulated across these platforms. See: LNB News 14/10/2024 27...

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