Who is the advertising regulator for your country? And importantly, for the country of your audience!
We have produced a list of 186 countries and the name and URL of their advertising regulator for you.
Why is this important?
As per previous articles and the nature of the internet, you may commission a campaign in one country and have a sizable market impact in another. Jurisdiction of social video is debated at a platform level and complaints are typically dealt with at a local level. So, knowing who the main players are around the world is a must for any marketer or compliance lawyer.
Aren’t there just global or regional regulators?
Yes and No. There are several cross-country or international organizations that regulate advertising and promote industry standards. Some of the notable ones include:
- International Advertising Association (IAA): The IAA is a global organization representing the advertising industry and promotes responsible advertising practices, including consumer protection, freedom of expression, and fair competition.
- World Federation of Advertisers (WFA): The WFA is a global organization representing multinational advertisers and works to promote responsible advertising and marketing practices across borders.
- European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA): The EASA is an alliance of advertising self-regulatory organizations in Europe that aims to promote responsible advertising practices and harmonize advertising standards across different countries in Europe.
These and other organizations work together to develop common standards and guidelines to ensure that advertising practices are ethical, transparent, and effective across borders.
See the list of 186 countries with their primary and secondary advertising regulators
Country |
Primary Regulator Name |
URL |
| Albania | Albanian Competition Authority (ACA) | http://www.caa.gov.al/ |
| Algeria | Conseil de la Concurrence | http://www.conseil-concurrence.dz/ |
| Angola | National Institute of Consumer Protection | http://www.inadec.gov.ao/ |
| Argentina | National Advertising Self-Regulation Council (CONARP) | https://www.conarp.org.ar/en/home |
| Armenia | State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) | http://www.competition.am/ |
| Australia | Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) | https://aana.com.au/ |
| Austria | Austrian Advertising Standards Council (ASR) | https://www.as-rat.at/ |
| Azerbaijan | State Advertising Council | |
| Bahamas | Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas | https://www.znsbahamas.com/ |
| Bahrain | Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) | https://www.tra.org.bh/ |
| Bangladesh | Advertising Standards Council (ASC) | http://www.ascbangladesh.org/ |
| Barbados | Fair Trading Commission (FTC) | https://www.ftc.gov.bb/ |
| Belarus | Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) | https://mart.gov.by/ |
| Belgium | Jury for Ethical Advertising (JEP) | https://www.jep.be/en/home |
| Belize | Belize Broadcasting Authority (BBA) | |
| Benin | Beninese Agency for Regulation of Advertising (ARPA) | |
| Bhutan | Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) | https://www.bicma.bt/ |
| Bolivia | Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes (ATT) | https://www.att.gob.bo/ |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) | https://www.rak.ba/en/ |
| Botswana | Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) | https://www.bocra.org.bw/ |
| Brunei | Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) | https://www.aiti.gov.bn/ |
| Bulgaria | Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) | https://kzp.bg/ |
| Burkina Faso | Conseil Supérieur de la Communication (CSC) | http://www.csc.bf/ |
| Burundi | Conseil National de la Communication (CNC) | http://www.cnc.bi/ |
| Cambodia | Ministry of Commerce | http://www.moc.gov.kh/ |
| Cameroon | National Communication Council (NCC) | |
| Canada | Advertising Standards Canada | https://www.adstandards.ca/ |
| Cape Verde | Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia (ARME) | https://www.arme.cv/ |
| Central African Republic | Conseil National de la Communication (CNC) | |
| Chad | High Authority for Media and Audiovisual (HAMA) | |
| Chile | National Council of Self-Regulation and Advertising Ethics (CONAR) | https://www.conar.cl/ |
| Colombia | Autocontrol | https://autocontrol.co/ |
| Comoros | Comorian Agency for the Regulation of Communications (ARC) | |
| Congo | Conseil Supérieur de la Liberté de Communication (CSLC) | |
| Costa Rica | Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SUTEL) | https://www.sutel.go.cr/ |
| Croatia | Council for Electronic Media | https://www.emediji.hr/ |
| Cuba | Ministry of Communications | http://www.mincom.gob.cu/ |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Radio Television Authority (CRTA) | http://www.crta.org.cy/ |
| Czech Republic | Council for Advertising (RVR) | https://www.rada-reklamy.cz/ |
| Denmark | Consumer Ombudsman | https://www.forbrugerombudsmanden.dk/english |
| Dominica | Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) | https://www.ectel.int/ |
| Dominican Republic | Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL) | https://indotel.gob.do/ |
| East Timor | Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANC) | http://www.anc.tl/ |
| Ecuador | Agencia de Regulación y Control de las Telecomunicaciones (ARCOTEL) | http://www.arcotel.gob.ec/ |
| Egypt | Advertising Control Committee (ACC) | http://www.acc.org.eg/ |
| El Salvador | Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones (SIGET) | https://www.siget.gob.sv/ |
| Equatorial Guinea | Ministry of Information, Press and Radio | |
| Eritrea | Ministry of Information | |
| Estonia | Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) | https://www.ttja.ee/ |
| Eswatini | Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) | https://www.esccom.org.sz/ |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority (EBA) | https://www.eba.gov.et/ |
| Fiji | Fiji Commerce Commission | https://www.commcomm.gov.fj/ |
| Finland | Consumer Ombudsman | https://www.kkv.fi/en/ |
| France | Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité | https://www.arpp.org/ |
| Gabon | High Authority of Communication (HAC) | https://www.hacgabon.ga/ |
| Gambia | Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) | https://www.pura.gm/ |
| Georgia | Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) | https://www.gncc.ge/ |
| Germany | Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs | https://www.wettbewerbszentrale.de/ |
| Ghana | National Communications Authority (NCA) | https://www.nca.org.gh/ |
| Greece | National Council for Radio and Television (ESR) | https://www.esr.gr/en/ |
| Grenada | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) | https://www.ntrc.gd/ |
| Guatemala | Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SIT) | https://www.sit.gob.gt/ |
| Guinea | Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications (ARPT) | http://www.arpt.gov.gn/ |
| Guinea-Bissau | National Regulatory Authority (ANR) | |
| Guyana | Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) | https://gnba.gov.gy/ |
| Haiti | Conseil National des Télécommunications (CONATEL) | http://www.conatel.gouv.ht/ |
| Honduras | Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL) | https://www.conatel.gob.hn/ |
| Hong Kong | Communications Authority (CA) | https://www.coms-auth.hk/en/home/index.html |
| Hungary | National Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ÖRT) | https://ort.org.hu/ |
| Iceland | Post and Telecom Administration (PTA) | https://www.pfs.is/ |
| India | Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) | https://www.ascionline.org/ |
| Indonesia | Advertising Ethics Council (DEA) | https://www.dea.id/ |
| Iran | Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance | http://www.farhang.gov.ir/ |
| Iraq | Communications and Media Commission (CMC) | http://www.cmc.iq/ |
| Ireland | Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) | https://www.asai.ie/ |
| Israel | Advertising Standards Committee | https://www.asw.co.il/ |
| Italy | Istituto Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria | https://www.iap.it/ |
| Ivory Coast | Conseil Supérieur de la Publicité (CSP) | |
| Jamaica | Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) | https://www.broadcom.org/ |
| Japan | Consumer Affairs Agency | https://www.caa.go.jp/ |
| Jordan | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) | http://www.trc.gov.jo/ |
| Kazakhstan | Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies and Protection of Competition | http://www.komitet.kz/ |
| Kenya | Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) | https://www.ca.go.ke/ |
| Kiribati | Ministry of Information, Communication, Transport and Tourism | |
| Kosovo | Regulatory Authority for Electronic and Postal Communications (ARKEP) | https://www.arkep-rks.org/ |
| Kuwait | Ministry of Information | https://www.media.gov.kw/ |
| Kyrgyzstan | State Agency for Antimonopoly Regulation | http://antimonopoly.kg/ |
| Laos | Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | http://www.mpt.gov.la/ |
| Latvia | National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) | https://www.neplpadome.lv/ |
| Lebanon | Ministry of Information | http://www.ministryinfo.gov.lb/ |
| Lesotho | Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) | https://www.lca.org.ls/ |
| Liberia | Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) | https://lta.gov.lr/ |
| Libya | General Authority for Communication and Informatics (GACI) | |
| Liechtenstein | Office for Communications (AK) | https://www.ak.llv.li/ |
| Lithuania | Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK) | https://www.lrt.lt/ |
| Luxembourg | Independent Audiovisual Authority of Luxembourg (ALIA) | http://www.alia.lu/ |
| Madagascar | ||
| Malawi | Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) | http://www.macra.org.mw/ |
| Malaysia | Advertising Standards Committee (ASC) | https://www.asc.com.my/ |
| Maldives | Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) | https://www.broadcom.gov.mv/ |
| Mali | High Authority of Communication (HAC) | http://www.hacmalijournalistes.org/ |
| Malta | Malta Communications Authority (MCA) | https://www.mca.org.mt/ |
| Mauritania | High Authority for Press and Broadcasting (HAPA) | |
| Mauritius | Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) | https://iba.mu/ |
| Mexico | National Advertising Self-Regulation Council (CONAR) | https://www.conar.org.mx/ |
| Moldova | Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Moldova (CCA) | http://cca.md/ |
| Monaco | Communications Department | |
| Mongolia | Communications and Information Technology Authority (CITA) | http://www.cita.gov.mn/ |
| Montenegro | Agency for Electronic Media (AEM) | https://ardcg.org/ |
| Morocco | High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA) | http://www.haca.ma/ |
| Mozambique | Instituto Nacional das Comunicações de Moçambique (INCM) | http://www.incm.gov.mz/ |
| Myanmar | Ministry of Information | http://www.moi.gov.mm/ |
| Namibia | Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) | https://www.cran.na/ |
| Nauru | Ministry of Information and Communication | |
| Nepal | Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) | https://nta.gov.np/ |
| Netherlands | Stichting Reclame Code (SRC) | https://www.reclamecode.nl/ |
| New Zealand | Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) | https://www.asa.co.nz/ |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services (TELCOR) | https://www.telcor.gob.ni/ |
| Niger | High Council of Communication (CSC) | http://www.csc-niger.org/ |
| Nigeria | Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) | https://www.apcon.gov.ng/ |
| North Macedonia | Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AAAVMS) | https://avmu.mk/ |
| Norway | Consumer Ombudsman | https://www.forbrukertilsynet.no/om-oss/organisasjonen/english-summary/ |
| Oman | Public Authority for Radio and Television (PART) | https://www.part.gov.om/ |
| Pakistan | Advertising Standards Council (ASC) | https://asc.org.pk/ |
| Palau | Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Industries and Commerce | |
| Panama | National Authority of Public Services (ASEP) | https://www.asep.gob.pa/ |
| Papua New Guinea | National Information & Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) | http://www.nicta.gov.pg/ |
| Paraguay | National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) | https://www.conatel.gov.py/ |
| Peru | National Advertising Self-Regulation Council (CONAR) | https://www.conarperu.org.pe/ |
| Philippines | Advertising Standards Council (ASC) | https://www.asc.com.ph/ |
| Poland | Advertising Ethics Committee (RDN) | https://rdn.pl/ |
| Portugal | Advertising Self-Regulation Institute (ICAP) | https://www.icap.pt/ |
| Qatar | Ministry of Culture and Sports | https://www.mcs.gov.qa/ |
| Romania | Romanian Advertising Council (RAC) | https://www.rac.ro/ |
| Russia | Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) | https://en.fas.gov.ru/ |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) | https://www.rura.rw/ |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology | |
| Saint Lucia | Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) | https://www.ectel.int/ |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) | https://www.ntrc.vc/ |
| Samoa | Office of the Regulator (OOTR) | https://www.regulator.gov.ws/ |
| San Marino | Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) | https://www.agcom.sm/ |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Autoridade Geral de Regulação (AGER) | http://www.ager-stp.org/ |
| Saudi Arabia | Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) | https://www.citc.gov.sa/en/Pages/default.aspx |
| Senegal | Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (ARTP) | http://www.artpsenegal.net/ |
| Serbia | Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) | https://www.rem.rs/ |
| Seychelles | Department of Information Communications Technology (DICT) | https://www.ict.gov.sc/ |
| Sierra Leone | National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) | http://www.natcom.gov.sl/ |
| Singapore | Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) | https://www.asas.org.sg/ |
| Slovakia | Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission | https://www.rvr.sk/ |
| Slovenia | Agency for Communication Networks and Services (AKOS) | https://www.akos-rs.si/ |
| Solomon Islands | Telecommunications Commission of Solomon Islands (TCSI) | https://www.tcsi.org.sb/ |
| Somalia | Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism | |
| South Africa | Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) | https://arb.org.za/ |
| South Korea | Korea Communications Commission (KCC) | https://www.kcc.go.kr/ |
| South Sudan | National Communication Authority (NCA) | http://www.nca.ss/ |
| Spain | Autocontrol | https://www.autocontrol.es/ |
| Sri Lanka | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) | https://www.trc.gov.lk/ |
| Sudan | National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) | http://www.ntc.gov.sd/ |
| Suriname | Telecommunication Authority Suriname (TAS) | http://www.tas.sr/ |
| Swaziland (Eswatini) | Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM) | https://www.esccom.org.sz/ |
| Sweden | Swedish Advertising Ombudsman (RO) | https://www.reklamombudsmannen.org/ |
| Switzerland | Swiss Advertising Standards Authority (SASA) | https://www.lauterkeit.ch/en/ |
| Syria | Ministry of Information | http://www.moi.gov.sy/ |
| Taiwan | Advertising Ethics Committee (AEC) | https://www.aec.org.tw/en/ |
| Tajikistan | Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan | http://www.ktt.tj/ |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) | https://www.tcra.go.tz/ |
| Thailand | Advertising Association of Thailand (AAT) | https://www.aat.or.th/ |
| Togo | Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP) | http://www.arcep.tg/ |
| Tonga | Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change, and Communications (MEIDECC) | http://www.meidecc.gov.to/ |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) | https://www.tatt.org.tt/ |
| Tunisia | High Independent Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HAICA) | http://www.haica.tn/ |
| Turkey | Turkish Advertising Standards Authority (RKT) | https://www.rek.org.tr/en/homepage |
| Turkmenistan | Ministry of Communications | |
| Tuvalu | Ministry of Communications and Transport | |
| Uganda | Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) | https://www.ucc.co.ug/ |
| UK | Advertising Standards Authority | https://www.asa.org.uk/ |
| Ukraine | Advertising Coalition of Ukraine (AKU) | https://aku.org.ua/ |
| United Arab Emirates | National Media Council (NMC) | https://nmc.gov.ae/ |
| USA | Federal Trade Commission | https://www.ftc.gov/ |
| Uzbekistan | State Inspectorate for Supervision of Communications, Information and Telecommunication Technologies (SISCTI) | https://it.uz/ |
| Vanuatu | Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) | https://www.trr.vu/ |
| Venezuela | National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) | http://www.conatel.gob.ve/ |
| Vietnam | Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) | http://www.mic.gov.vn/ |
| Yemen | Public Telecommunications Corporation (PTC) | http://www.ptc.gov.ye/ |
| Zambia | Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) | https://www.zicta.zm/ |
| Zimbabwe | Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) | http://www.potraz.gov.zw/ |