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Fake AC ads banned; Pokémon Go trailer recreated in Times Square

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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against advertisements for portable air conditioning units that falsely claimed rapid cooling capabilities. Separately, a promotional event recreated the original Pokémon Go trailer in Times Square, featuring a Mewtwo appearance. AI

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Fake AC ads banned; Pokémon Go trailer recreated in Times Square

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too go

    📰 'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true. 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6g41pzy41o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss…

    LINKS bbc.co.uk/…/cj6g41pzy41o
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer The 2016 trailer for the game saw hundreds of players take on MewTwo 📰 Source:

    🎮 Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer The 2016 trailer for the game saw hundreds of players take on MewTwo 📰 Source: VGC 🔗 Link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/mewtwo-takes-over-times-square-as-pokemon-recreates-original-pokem…

    LINKS videogameschronicle.com/…/mewtwo-takes-ov…

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