Posts tagged "ad standards"

Each year, Advertising Standards marks the end of the calendar year with a list of the ads it received the most complaints about in the past 12 months. 

Australia's Ad Standards has rejected a plea to ban Diablo IV billboards, that says the ads are satanic and bring up memories of Melbourne lockdown 'hell'.

With 42 complaints, this year's most complained-about ad would have only landed in eighth place in last year's standings.

An advertising collaboration between Milkrun and the Do You F*****g Mind podcast was removed for using 'offensive' language.

Ad Standards has revealed its most complained about ads in 2021, with a Crazy Domains ad depicting a man urinating against a building taking the top spot.

Australia’s financial counsellors have called the ad "disturbing" and "inappropriate", and have reported the campaign to Ad Standards in an attempt to have it removed.

Ad Standards has released the most-complained about ads in 2021 so far, with an ad depicting a man urinating causing the most offence by many lengths.

Australia's advertising watchdog has unveiled its list of most complained about ads in 2020, featuring ads by Ultra Tune and KFC.

Sportsbet engaged in sexist behaviour with its recent marketing campaign, the Ad Standards Board has determined in a recent ruling.

An Adelaide butcher created a depiction which 'incited hatred or contempt', the advertising watchdog has found in a recent ruling.

The Southern Bay Brewery Co. has fallen in hot water with a shadow regulator over a Twitter meme implying binge-drinking was taking place.

In total, more than 6,600 Australians mustered their anger into Ad Standards complaints in 2018, so we rounded up the 10 most offensive ads.