Submitted on Tuesday 26th January 2016
Rejected on Friday 5th February 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Enforce Advertising Standards online. Reduce or eliminate dishonest adverts.
Online ads can be downright dishonest! Even on supposedly reputable sites. This makes the web dangerous for the unaware or children.
If companies were held responsible for the ads they carry it would force the industry to clean up its act. "It's third party advertising" should not be an excuse.
"Your Phone Has a Virus. Click here to clean it"
"You Have Two New Messages"
Adverts that fake the user interface of the site that hosts them.
Dodgy online pharmacies.
Adverts that will install malware when clicked.
Maybe "This funny trick" or "Doctors/Insurers/Bank Managers/Energy Suppliers will hate this trick" are just annoying. I've never clicked to see whether they are spam or scam.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Advertising standards are the responsibility of the Advertising Standards Authority which is independent of Government and Parliament.
You could raise this issue with the Advertising Standards Authority directly using the following website: www.asa.org.uk/Contact-us.aspx
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