Election advertising in the UK is barely regulated. That might come as a shock to many voters, given the role … More
Category: Regulation
The threat of generative AI to our democracy
Generative AI is already having a profound and lasting effect on the advertising industry and political advertising is by no … More
Misleading election ads during the Super Thursday campaign
It’s my strong belief that electoral advertising should be regulated so that fact-based claims are accurate. At the moment there … More
Facebook users can now block political ads from their feeds
The next political ad you see on Facebook could be your last: the social media giant is going to allow … More
The key player in UK advertising regulation calls for political ad reform
In today’s Guardian the CEO of the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announced his organisation’s support for the idea that … More
Twitter’s ban on political ads is bad for democracy
It’s a huge shame that Twitter have decided to stop accepting political advertising on their platform. It is understandable that … More
Truth and politics
Last night I spoke at an event called Truth and Politics, hosted by The Media Club which is run by … More
Let’s separate the real from the make believe
The Coalition for Reform in Political Advertising have launched a new campaign – “separate the real from the make believe” … More
Iceland Xmas ad shows problem with regulations that are frozen in time
The new Iceland Christmas advert uses brilliant and emotive storytelling to highlight the damage that palm oil manufacturing can have … More
This is what transparency looks like on Facebook
Facebook’s changes to improve political advertising transparency are now live in the UK. The fact that the ad is political … More