'Scaremongering' ads for face masks banned by UK regulator
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#5077Z)
Advertising authority censures companies that appear to stoke coronavirus fears
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a series of "alarmist" and "scaremongering" ads for face masks that it said played on people's fears over the coronavirus outbreak.
In rulings published on Wednesday, the regulator found that online ads from two companies breached its code and were misleading, irresponsible and "likely to cause fear without reasonable justification".
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