Last year in December, Musk urged users to stop using them altogether, saying that they were outdated and unattractive.

'Absolute clown move': Musk bans 'UGLY' hashtags on X ads, users react - Here's what you need to know about 'esthetic nightmare'

The Election Commission on Wednesday asked state governments to take down all unauthorised political advertisements from government, public and private properties.

Election Commission cracks down on unauthorised political advertisements

The government of Canada will not purchase advertisements on Facebook and Instagram as it faces a dispute over a new law on payment to online news publishers which has been opposed by the Meta-owned platforms, said Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Wednesday.

Canada suspends advertisements on Facebook, Instagram in feud over new law

Tightening the advertising policy for young users, especially teens, Meta on Tuesday announced it was removing gender as an option for advertisers to target the said demography.

Meta bans targeted ads at teenagers based on gender

It was only last month that Chinese police detained and beat BBC journalist Edward Lawrence during anti-lockdown protests, attracting condemnation. Speaking about the events, the BBC said that it was “extremely concerned”.

BBC earning dollars producing China's glossy tourism advertisements: report

In a series of decisions, European Union’s privacy regulators have said that Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms’ Inc should not require users to agree to personalised advertisements based on their digital activity, said a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Meta’s targeted advertisements could face restrictions in the EU: Report

Amid the competition of OTT platform, Netflix sought to fight with a resolute anti-ad stance. The platform guaranteed an ad-free movie experience. But now, the streaming giant has decided to introduce a streaming plan with ads.

Netflix bites the bullet, announces ad-supported streaming plan

Australia's competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent scammers using its platform to promote fake ads featuring well-known people.

Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements

We see advertisements everywhere, from movie theatres to YouTube videos. Advertisements are extremely powerful as they leave a lasting impression on us. Due to this, it is important that ads say all the right things.

Indian advertisements promoting gender stereotypes instead of products: UNICEF

Facebook Inc will start banning ads that explicitly discourage people from getting vaccinated, the world's largest social media company said on Tuesday, as it also announced a new flu vaccine information campaign.

Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines

Tech giant Google announced on Thursday that it is updating its advertising policies to prevent housing, employment, and credit card advertisers from targeting users based on gender, age, parental status, marital status, and ZIP Code.

Google to ban discriminatory advertisements targeting housing, job and credit card

Star power: How celebrities earn a bomb through advertisements and endorsements

The Indian consumer is being shortchanged, despite best intentions. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, introduced in Parliament in the last Winter Session, incorporates some of the best international practices for protection of consumer interests.

Consumer Protection Bill 2018 must be passed immediately to protect consumer rights

'Presently there is no such proposal,' said Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani

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