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Advertising watchdog to track misleading ads on 3,000 digital platforms
Digital advertising is the fastest growing segment accounting for 30% of the total media spends in India which is expected to touch RS 91,641 crore according to an estimate by GroupM in February
1 min read3 Sep 2020Misleading advertisements may land celebrity endorsers in jail
Celebrities can be fined up to ₹10 lakh. For repeat offences, this may rise to ₹50 lakh, with a jail term of up to five yearsThe bill, which is not yet law, plugs a yawning gap in the advertising industry, monitored by the self-regulatory watchdog ASCI
1 min read30 Jul 2019Lakme, Parachute, Amazon, Paytm ads found to be misleading consumers: ASCI
Out of the ads against which complaints were upheld, 43 belonged to the health care category, 11 were for personal care products, seven were from F & B firms
2 min read10 Feb 2017Reliance Jio tells Trai Airtel issuing ‘misleading ads’ on free services
Reliance Jio says Airtel's ads on free services are misleading, and that the unlimited calls and free data being offered are in gross violation of telecom laws
2 min read27 Jan 2017ASCI, AYUSH ministry partner to regulate misleading ads
ASCI to keep tabs on ads related to ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy medicines, treatment across print and electronic media
1 min read21 Jan 2017Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved fined Rs11 lakh for misleading advertisements
Patanjali Ayurved was found guilty of misbranding as the products being shown by the company as produced at its own units were, in fact, manufactured somewhere else
1 min read15 Dec 2016Tropicana, ITC’s Aashirvaad atta, Tata Sky ads found to be misleading consumers: ASCI
Advertising industry watchdog's consumer complaint council upheld complaints against 152 out of 209 advertisements in August this year
3 min read22 Nov 2016Consumer protection bill to be introduced in winter session: Ram Vilas Paswan
Union consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan says punitive action has been suggested against celebrities for misleading advertisements
1 min read4 Oct 2016Delhi HC to hear challenge to ASCI’s role as regulator
A writ petition has challenged the power and role of the Advertising Standards Council of India
1 min read10 Oct 2016ASCI upholds complaints against 98 ‘misleading’ ads in June
The regulator received 159 complaints, of which 25 were upheld in healthcare category, 20 in education, 11 in food and beverages and 6 in e-commerce sector
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