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Towns and cities across the UK, including Edinburgh, Sheffield, Coventry and Hackney are banning advertising that harms our health and worsens climate change. Could your local area be next? In England, a suit of local elections will take place on 7 May 2026, with candidates vying for 5,036 council seats and six elected mayors. Local…Continue reading May elections: your chance to stop harmful advertising
In this guest blog, part of the Bad Publicity series, Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health, examines the role advertising plays in public health outcomes, and, by making comparisons to the fight against tobacco advertising, what we can do to reduce the presence of harmful advertising in our lives. …Continue reading Is advertising the next big public health issue?
A social and environmental disaster The use of vapes (or e-cigarettes) has exploded in recent years with over 4 million people regularly using them. Although potentially useful as an aid to quit smoking, the sheer scale of vape use – especially of disposable vapes – and the speed with which it has grown has created…Continue reading Vape advertising
Billboard adverts from vaping supplier Alfabar were banned by the ad watchdog this morning because they were “likely to appeal particularly to people aged under 18.”…Continue reading Vaping ads banned for appealing to children
We argue that the inclusion of light-up eyes in the product in the first place, and the subsequent prominence of this feature in the advert is clearly designed to appeal to children under the age of 18. …Continue reading More irresponsible vape ads reported to the regulator
An advert for vaping retailer Elf Bar has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today for making misleading green claims and for highlighting an environmental benefit that resulted from a legal obligation….Continue reading Elf Bar vaping ads BANNED following Adfree Cities complaint