The advertising watchdog has banned a YouTube video ad for a violent film featuring Twilight star Taylor Lautner, after a mother complained her two-year-old saw it while trying to watch a kids animation called The Duck Song.

A TV campaign for car manufacturer Citroën has been banned by the advertising watchdog after flashing images caused a viewer to have an epileptic seizure.

Such specials drew the attention in August of an advertising watchdog in Britain that upheld customer complaints that the airlines set aside too few seats to warrant the promotions.

The British advertising watchdog is extending its powers to cover all online marketing and advertising from March 1, including any on social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

It was banned because the British advertising watchdog stated that advertisements for products cannot appear to be endorsed by someone without their permission - in this case George W. Bush.

The advertising watchdog has dismissed complaints that Virgin Atlantic's TV ad is insulting to women.

The Scottish government has avoided a ban for a hard-hitting TV campaign to push organ donation, called Kill Jill, despite several complaints to the advertising watchdog.

A dating website for vegetarians has been reprimanded by advertising watchdogs because too many of its members eat meat.

The CFC, which is referring the marketing claims to the advertising watchdog for investigation, based the report naming and shaming the brands on a survey of 1,000 consumers.

A poster for the film that shows the lovestruck duo riding a scooter without helmets has fallen foul of Spain's advertising watchdog, who slammed a €30,000 (£25,700) fine on the poster's distributor, Tripictures.