Archive for September, 2026
BSA cop out?
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026I’ve just accused (below) the Advertising Standards Authority of copping out by refusing to uphold a complaint by finding that an assertion of fact is a statement of opinion. I think the BSA sometimes does the same thing. But at least it argues it out. It recently rejehttps://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/all-decisions/garrood-and-nzme-radio-ltd-2026-016-24-june-2026/#searched-for-hoskingcted a complaint against Mike’s Minute. Hosking was […]
ASA cops out again
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026Looks like the Advertising Standards Authority is doing its usual thing in letting political parties get away with blatantly misleading ads by pretending that they are opinions. It’s a bit difficult to tell, because the ASA’s website’s new display format provides so little information about the complaint, the ad complained about, or the ASA’s reasoning. […]