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- June 29, 2015
Language, discrimination and sex, sexuality and nudity are the three main issues in the most complained about ads so far this year. The most complained about ad featured a young boy mimicking his father and using the phrase ‘bloody caravans’. Complainants were concerned…
- December 24, 2014
Preliminary statistics show that around 5600 complaints about advertisements were received in 2014 by the Advertising Standards Bureau. The most complained about ads from this year were: 1. 0307/14 Ashley Madison – Avid Life TV ad featuring married men singing ‘I’m looking for someone other…
- June 23, 2014
Statistics for the most complained about ads so far in 2014 are in stark contrast to last year. In 2013 there were just 65 complaints about the year’s most complained about ad. Already in 2014 there have been five cases which have received…
- December 17, 2013
The ASB has released a report of the 10 most complained about ads this year. The most complained about ad in 2013 was a television ad featuring a mouth detaching itself from its owner resulting in 66 complaints, with the second most complained about ad being…
- December 20, 2012
The Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) has released a report of the 10 most complained about ads in 2012. ASB CEO Fiona Jolly discusses these ads in a television interview.
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