ASA

Vulnerability isn’t always permanent; it often arises from life events like:

Bereavement
Illness
Job loss
Divorce

During these times, people are more susceptible to scams. Situational factors like low income, poor mental health, or limited digital skills increase the risk.

To learn more visit friendsagainstscams.org.uk/coercive-contr…
#NoBlameNoShame

Following the recent announcement of a price increase and reported shortages of weight-loss prescription-only medicine, Mounjaro, we share the General Pharmaceutical Council's concerns about unlawful advertising by some pharmacies for medicines used for weight-management. Using our Active Ad Monitoring system we are actively conducting online sweeps to identify and take action against any advertiser who breaks the rules pharmacyregulation.org/about-us/news-…

We’ve banned ads from nine advertisers for illegally promoting weight-loss prescription-only medicines (POMs) to the public — breaching both the law and the ad rules.

🎥 Watch to find out what this means for advertisers.

This week’s rulings include:

🃏A paid-for Reddit ad for GTO Hero that misleadingly implied its poker Real Time Assistance app could be used during live play on sites where such tools are banned.

🏆Two rulings against Wowcher — one for misleading savings claims, and another for running a promotion unfairly and causing unnecessary disappointment.

Check out the full rulings: asa.org.uk/codes-and-ruli…

“We will put people first and prioritise protecting vulnerable people.”

Our new strategy sets out a clear ambition: to better protect those most at risk — including children, older adults and people facing health or financial challenges. Read more: asa.org.uk/news/our-commi…