That’s not true.Yes the ASA see it as an ad. Anything gifted is classed as a ‘payment’ so it should be labelled ad
Just to clarify. Gifted or she sometimes calls it PR Samples means no money has exchanged hands and also means that the company have not asked her to post and she’s under no obligation, if they ask her to post which most companies don’t now (since rules tightened) unless they’re paying then the gift is classed as payment and therefore an AD.
When she says not an AD but I do/have worked with them it means she’s been paid previously to post for them but this current story/post she’s just posting the same products but not been asked to she just happens to be using them.