The ASA turned from being a regulatory body run by the advertising industry into a demonic bully run by a lawyers and politically connected figureheads who knew nothing about advertising. Read more
Government regulations do little to limit what TV shows, films, video games and social media content are available to the public. Business concerns about profitability are much stronger rest... Read more
What happened with Cambridge Analytica wasn’t a breach or a leak. It was a wild violation of academic research ethics. Read more
Allow me to start my talk with a personal story that illustrates our current dilemma: In 1977, I was a guest of the State, detained in Pietermaritzburg under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act.... Read more
OPINION: One has to admire the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for clinging so tenaciously to life and like Donald Trump, coming up with all manner of bluster and bravado in an effort... Read more
South Africa has an effective and functioning advertising self-regulator. But it doesn’t always work as it should. The self-regulatory regime in place cannot do enough to protect consumers b... Read more
