Why does advertising need to be regulated?

Please continue the discussion from the lesson here in this blog post with your thoughts on why advertising needs to be regulated. Referring to specific adverts in your comments will help support the points you make.

Here is a link to the Advertising Standards Authority:

www.asa.org.uk

Have a look around the site and see what else you can find out.

In addition, you may also want to comment on the 'Paddy Power' blind football advert (see below). See what else you can find out about it online.