Legal

ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority, the UK's advertising regulator. It investigates complaints, rules publicly on whether ads breach the codes, and can name offending brands and influencers on its website. It covers organic social posts, not just paid advertising.


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22Legal & Ethical Social Media
ASA and CMA disclosure rules, copyright and music licensing, GDPR basics and accessibility — the rules UK professionals must know.

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#ad

The label UK rules expect on content a brand paid for or controlled. It must be upfront and clear before anyone engage…

Accessibility and WCAG

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the standard behind most accessibility obligations, currently version 2.2 at…

CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority, which enforces UK consumer protection law. Unlike the ASA it has statutory teet…

Copyright

Automatic protection for original work from the moment it is created, with no registration needed. It applies to photo…

Defamation

Publishing an untrue statement that seriously harms someone's reputation. In England and Wales the claimant must show …

Fair dealing

The narrow UK exceptions allowing limited use of protected work without permission, covering quotation, criticism or r…

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