The UK Gambling Commission has raised concerns that Meta is ignoring advertisements from illegal gambling websites on its platforms. At a conference in Barcelona, Commission Executive Director Tim Miller criticized Meta’s behavior towards online gambling advertisements on the Facebook and Instagram social networks.
Miller’s speech transcript reads, “Companies like Meta will tell you that they do not tolerate advertising from illegal sites and will remove them if they are notified of it.” “But this approach suggests that they don’t know about those ads unless alerted. That’s simply false.”
Meta’s internal policy is that gambling sites must be licensed in the markets where their advertisements run. However, the agency was able to conduct basic searches for advertisers that are not on its GamStop platform, which helps prevent people from accessing online gambling sites. GamStop integration is required for an operator to obtain a UK license.
Miller said, “I would be very surprised if Meta, as one of the largest technology companies in the world, is unable to proactively use its own keyword feature to prevent illegal gambling advertising.” “It might give you the impression that they are quite happy to turn a blind eye and take money from criminals and scammers, as long as no one shouts about it.”
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