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ED searches Bengaluru firms over alleged crypto-linked cross-border money transfers; probe estimates over Rs 2,500 croreBengaluru's Enforcement Directorate has raided six locations over alleged illegal cross-border money transfers exceeding Rs 2,500 crore usi...
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
HC ruling on Google keyword ads likely to reshape e-advertisingA Delhi High Court ruling has stopped Google from auctioning trademarked names as ad keywords. This decision impacts how companies advertis...
Offshore betting ads growing despite ban on online money games: ASCIOffshore betting promotions are proliferating across India, despite the government's crackdown on online gambling and its related advertise...
Delhi HC upholds TRAI’s 12-minute ad cap, dismisses TV broadcasters’ petitionsIn a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court reaffirmed the regulations restricting TV advertisements to a maximum of 12 minutes per hour. Br...
In FY26, 97% of violative ads were on digital platforms, 4/5ths of them on Meta: AsciNew data reveals digital platforms dominate problematic advertisements in the upcoming financial year. Meta alone is responsible for a sign...
401(k) to gold IRA rollover 2026: Why investors are shifting retirement savings into physical gold protection?Retirement investors are rapidly searching for 401(k) to gold IRA rollover strategies as economic uncertainty grows across the United State...
AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight backGenerative AI is supercharging online spam and scams, with the FBI reporting over $893 million in losses last year. Tech giants like Google...
MIB action against TV channels declines after 2022 highThe ministry took 12 actions in 2024 and 2025 combined for violations of the Programme Code and Advertising Code, including four in 2024 an...
UAE makes advertiser permit mandatory for social media influencers and creators from February 1Effective February 1, 2026, all UAE advertisers and content creators require a valid Advertiser Permit for online promotions, including pai...
Most of India's top influencers not disclosing commercial tie-ups: ASCIThe self-regulatory body said digital platforms reported 97 per cent of the violative ads during the April-September 2025 period, with Meta...
Digital media accounted for 97% of ad violations in H1 FY26, illegal betting most violative categoryDigital media dominates India's advertising violations, with Meta platforms leading the surge. Illegal betting ads, often disguised, are a ...
Offshore betting and real estate top ad violations in ASCI’s 2024-25 reportOffshore betting and real estate led advertising violations in 2024-25, according to ASCI's report, accounting for 68% of total breaches. D...
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp-owner Meta, Apple face multi-million penalties. Details hereFacebook, Instagram, WhatsApp-owner Meta, and Apple are in trouble as European Union regulators have penalized the two magnificent seven co...
Two-thirds of 'digital stars' on social media violating influencer guidelines: ASCIASCI found that 69% of India's top social media influencers breached advertising norms, exposing over 110 million followers to undisclosed ...
ASCI half-yearly report reveals major ad violations in digital mediaDigital platforms accounted for 93% of scrutinised ads, with 2,087 ads on the medium flagged for direct legal violations. The top five cate...
81% of ad violations were on account of misleading claims in FY24: ASCIASCI examined 10,093 complaints and investigated 8299 advertisements. The majority of violations were on account of misleading claims at 81...
Digital media continues to be biggest source of ad violations: ASCIASCI observed a significant increase in ads directly violating the Drug and Magic Remedies Act of 1954, leading to the issuance of intimati...
Education, healthcare ads continue to dupe consumers with false claims: ASCIThroughout the year -- between April and December -- these two segments continue to lead the list of ad violators with as many as 1,062 com...
ASCI upholds complaints against 62 advertising campaignsOf 62 campaigns found violating norms, 40 belonged to personal and healthcare category, the Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) sa...