God Can Heal Today – No, says ASA. Banned!
Britain’s advertising watchdog is barking about ads that proclaim the healing power of God. The Advertising Standards Authority, or ASA, said Healing on the Streets (HOTS) is making misleading claims about its More...
Kate Upton has been banned again for being Too Hot for TV
Poor, or should I say lucky, Kate Upton – Victoria Secret Angel and rising super model – has been banned from TV again. The 19-year-old model’s latest ad, for streetwear label Zoo York, has been More...
New Yorker files lawsuit against Apple over Siri
The gap between reality and promise in advertising is often the subject of complaints but rarely that of lawsuits. This time, however, New Yorker Frank Fazio got so frustrated about Apple’s misrepresentation More...
FHM Magazine cover banned for being racist
And another nice creative is pulled after a series of complaints from the morality minions on Facebook. This time the creative is the cover for the March edition of FHM Philippines. Reason for complaint; being racist. More...
Red hot fares & crew – Banned!
A “sexist” Ryanair ad featuring cabin crew staff in their underwear has been banned for being sexually offensive and likely to cause offence. This time it took the staggering amount of 17 complaints for the More...
Another Ad Banned for L’Oreal
The UK Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) has announced a ban on the magazine advertisement for L’Oreal’s Revitalift Repair 10. It ruled the image ‘misleadingly exaggerated’ the performance of the product. More...
Anti-atheist billboard? Banned!
I normally wouldn’t side with a church that’s using ads to mock unbelievers, but it’s hard to understand why the billboard below was banned in South Africa. One complaint—one!—was all it took More...
Phone Story: Banned!
Molleindustria’s satirical app, Phone Story, which attempted to open player’s eyes to the distasteful practices of smartphone manufacturers, has been banned from the App Store by Apple. Phone Story contained More...
Phones4U Winking Jesus: Banned!
British moral superiority minority has slammed the ban hammer again. This time mobile phone retailer Phones4U has fallen victim to the inquisition. The overlords of advertising moral and ethics deemed it kosher More...
Gagged and Tagged as Slave – Banned!
Here we go again. Another ad – again for the fashion industry – at the center of controversy and moral outcry. An ad for men’s clothing store Roger David featuring a teenage girl with the word “slave” More...
Germany does not LIKE Facebook
Facebook’s ubiquitous ‘like’ button found on countless websites accessible in Germany was declared in violation of the country’s strict privacy laws by a state data protection official last Friday. Thilo More...
Ad banned. Too photoshopped.
A cosmetic advertisement featuring actress Julia Roberts has been banned by U.K’s Advertising Standards Agency after it was digitally altered to make her skin look flawless. The move came after Liberal Democrat More...