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<\/p>\nThe rulings cover a range of issues such as misleading pricing and unclear advertising disclosures.<\/p>\n
An advertisement by An Post was considered misleading as it did not stipulate that the advertised prices for a pre-paid mobile phone offer were only available to new customers and not existing ones, it said.<\/p>\n
Lidl\u2019s website, brochure and in-store displays for metal shelving were ruled misleading after the \u20ac5 Lidl Plus discount was not stated to be limited to one item per customer.<\/p>\n
Bord na M\u00f3na was found in breach after its online tool indicated that a waste-collection service was available at a customer\u2019s address, but delivery could not be completed because the address fell outside the service area.<\/p>\n
HelloFresh and influencer @twins_and_me_ had a complaint upheld after an Instagram story featuring a meal kit discount code and the word \u201cAd\u201d in white text was not considered a clear disclosure of advertising.<\/p>\n
However, the advertising watchdog noted that a number of complaints were not upheld.<\/p>\n
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An Post, Lidl, Bord na M\u00f3na and influencers have had complaints upheld against them by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Photo: Alamy\/PA<\/p>\n
This included Cairn Homes that received a complaint for misleading content, but it was found not to break consumer rules.<\/p>\n
The latest ASA complaints bulletin showcases the role the organisation plays in protecting consumers, according to Orla Twomey, the chief executive of the ASA.<\/p>\n
\u201cASA\u2019s mission is to protect consumers from advertising that is harmful, misleading, or offensive.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur latest complaints bulletin showcases the wide-ranging ways we uphold honesty, transparency, and integrity across Ireland\u2019s advertising landscape,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
This latest release comes as the ASA held a conference last week in conjunction with Revenue to increase awareness for users to be clear when posting promotional content.<\/p>\n
The advertising watchdog reported an increase in public frustration with undisclosed advertising.<\/p>\n
Ms Twomey last week said Irish consumers do not like be to misled and are quick to report influencers who fail to label commercial content.<\/p>\n
Recognition of the label #ad has risen from 47pc in 2022 to 63pc this year, while 76pc of respondents believe online promotions should be regulated to the same standard as traditional media.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsumers want to know when they\u2019re being advertised to,\u201d Ms Twomey said.<\/p>\n
In total, nine cases were upheld in full and one in part. Three complaints were not upheld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rulings cover a range of issues such as misleading pricing and unclear advertising disclosures. An advertisement by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60,898],"class_list":{"0":"post-147183","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-latest-news-ticker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}