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ASB’s top 10 most complained about ads of 2017, so far

July 3, 2017 9:00

The ad watchdog has released its ten most complained about ads of the last six months, with Ultra Tune’s infamous ‘Unexpected Situations’ topping the list.

Over the past six months the Advertising Standards Bureau has processed over 2,700 complaints with discriminatory and exploitative ads being the most common concerns.

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Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.

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3 COMMENTS
Whoops 3 Jul 17

You appear to say Sportsbet was both dismissed and upheld… which is it?!

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Paul Wallbank 3 Jul 17

Well spotted. We’ve fixed that to say the complaints were upheld.

The Wasp 3 Jul 17

Sportsbet should have sent Craig Williams in to the stewards room for that one

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