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Glasgow nightclub The Garage rapped over Facebook ads directed at under 18’s

on Aug 27, 2014 | 0 comments

By Natalie Mortimer

Ads for a nightclub in Glasgow have been banned after it was ruled they breached the Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) alcohol rules.

Four ads for the Garage Nightclub, three of which appeared on the club’s Facebook page, were banned for failing to take measures to prevent them being directed at people under 18 years of age, featuring people who appeared under 25 years of age, and encouraging excessive consumption of alcohol.

The Garage defended the ads and said they were posted on its Facebook page, which meant they would have appeared in the newsfeed of anyone who had ‘liked’ their page.

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Source: The Drum