Advertising Standards Bureau - Ad Standards Bulletin (Recent News)

Issue 37. September 2012.

Under where?

People wearing underpants, bras and singlets on billboards, in tv ads and on social media sites have been the subject of Board considerations in the past month.

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Ad Standards promoting self-regulation in Asia-Pacific

Australia has been granted approval to conduct the second APEC Regulatory Cooperation Advancement Mechanism (ARCAM) dialogue on the topic of Advertising Standards–Principles and Practice.

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Who's been eating my porridge?

The visual of a bowl filled with porridge has been considered deceptive, but the bowl was just the right size according to the Board. 

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Tribute to sex symbol creates waves

A perfume ad which channels '60s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot in a tribute to her classic film And God Created Woman has been cleared of objectification claims.

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