Gambling ads target Indonesian Meta users despite ban


Online and offline gambling – and publicising it – is outlawed in Indonesia, but billions of dollars still flow through the sector each year. - AFP

JAKARTA: Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company's policies and a government crackdown on the illegal practice.

An AFP investigation found dozens of paid gambling adverts disguised as innocuous content to circumvent Meta's ban on such promotions in Indonesia.

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