ASCI’s revised guidelines for finfluencers: All your questions answeredThe move comes even as financial influencers, called ‘finfluencers’, continue to remain under the scanner of market regulator Securities an...
18 Aug, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Ecommerce ‘dark patterns’ an unfair trade practice: GovtThe issue of dark patterns is now an increasing concern for those working in the area of ecommerce. Dark patterns mainly pertain to adverti...
28 Dec, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
More than 400 ads on crypto violated guidelines: Ad councilCrypto advertisements between January and May 2022 by social media influencers red-flagged by the body
27 Jun, 2022, 05.07 PM IST
Celebrities must do their homework before endorsing crypto, says ad bodyASCI is a self-regulatory body, and its guidelines are not legally binding. In case of a breach, the standards body has in the past publish...
17 May, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Closely monitoring IPL ads for any violation: ASCI"We continue to monitor the IPL closely for violations of certain focus sectors such as brand extensions of alcohol brands, gaming and fint...
29 Mar, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
What ASCI's new crypto guidelines meanASCI, in its order, observed that advertising for VDAs, commonly referred to as crypto or NFT products, has been very aggressive over the p...
24 Feb, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
ASCI issues guidelines for promotion and advertisement of crypto, NFTsThe Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) said on Wednesday that all virtual digital asset (VDA) products and services should carry...
24 Feb, 2022, 09.28 AM IST
Crypto exchange ads under ASCI scannerCoinSwitch Kuber, ZebPay and WazirX are among the crypto exchanges that advertise prominently across platforms, capitalising on a spike in ...
22 Jul, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Coming soon, marketing guidelines for social media influencersInfluencer marketing is estimated to form 10-15% of India’s Rs 21,000 crore digital advertising space, according to industry analysts, and ...
11 Sep, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Former PepsiCo India head D Shivakumar elected as ASCI ChairmanWhile Rohit Gupta was elected as the Vice-Chairman and Media Brands CEO, Shashidhar Sinha was re-appointed as honorary treasurer of the ASC...
12 Sep, 2018, 10.04 PM IST
Private power companies expect supply delay as CIL consults agency on recent biddingThough it is a normal practice for the coal ministry to consult the agency, power companies said any delay in starting supplies to them cou...
12 Dec, 2017, 11.42 PM IST
Apple, Coke, Airtel among cos pulled up for 143 misleading adsASCI upheld a total of 102 complaints in healthcare category, 20 in education, seven in personal care, six in food and beverages and eight ...
17 Apr, 2017, 10.05 PM IST
Delhi government representatives in discoms slammedCAG audit has raised serious questions about the conduct of the Delhi government, its nominees on the board of discoms and the DERC.
18 Aug, 2015, 11.49 AM IST
The Advertising Standards Council of India logs in, suspends messaging app Hike MessengerIt asked Bharti SoftBank to withdraw an online commercial for its free messaging app Hike Messenger because it violated its codes.
16 Sep, 2013, 07.09 AM IST
- We will involve celebrities as brand ambassadors to reach out to the masses: ASCI Chairman Arvind Sharma
There are two sources of power for ASCI. The first is the voluntary commitment of our members- advertisers, agencies and media- to comply w...
06 Oct, 2012, 04.19 PM IST
- Advertisment body upholds complaint against Red Label, 8 others
Complaints against nine out of 14 advertisements, including those of Brooke Bond Red Label Natural Care were upheld for violation of code o...
12 Jul, 2012, 10.28 PM IST
- ASCI to take up intra-industry complaints on fast track
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Monday said it will introduce a fast track redressal procedure.
29 Aug, 2011, 06.24 PM IST