Poundland found itself at the centre of a controversy last year, after its Naughty Elf advertising campaign shocked a number of social media users. The advert saw the figure allude to a number of sex ...

Two Tiktok posts by influencers promoting vapes have been banned for breaking rules prohibiting e-cigarette advertising on social media. The first post from the account @Panaxhe_ shows a young man ...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched an investigation into the Poundland elf campaign, which revealed the Christmas sprite indulging in a sex act with a female doll. The advert, ...

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It seems that the furore surrounding Poundland's social media campaign this Christmas has done little to deter the retailer from repeating it all over again next year – as a tweet suggests that the ...