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Industry
March 4, 2025
Meta Accused of Running Illegal Loot Box Ads in Belgium
Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram, has been paid by 172 mobile gaming companies to run advertisements promoting game features that Belgium classifies as gambling. The respective features, commonly called “loot boxes,” give random virtual rewards to players for the purpose of enhancing their gameplay. The information was announced by beClaws research group […]
Industry
February 10, 2025
Gambling Firms Accused of Illegally Sharing User Data with Facebook
A recent investigation unearthed some concerning information pointing to dozens of UK gambling platforms that reportedly shared sensitive user data with Facebook parent company Meta without permission. Such actions could constitute a significant violation of data protection laws, raising mounting concerns about privacy and ethical marketing tactics within the gambling industry. Violations Were Surprisingly Common […]
Industry
July 25, 2024
Sportradar Unveils Social Media Video Ads Featuring Betting Data
Sportradar has once again driven innovation, launching an industry-first solution that integrates live sports data and betting content into the video advertisements offered by its ad:s paid social marketing service. This unprecedented approach will unlock new opportunities for the sports betting specialist’s operator partners, the announcement emphasized. Thanks to the new integration, Sportradar’s clients will […]
Legal
May 23, 2024
Court of Appeals Returns Gambling Case against Google, Apple and Meta to US District Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has returned the illegal gambling lawsuits against several tech giants back to the US District Court. The lawsuits, which target Google, Apple and Meta, claim that the companies were profiting from illegal gambling on their platforms. The lawsuits accuse the media and tech giants of promoting illegal gambling […]
Industry
November 1, 2022
Dabble Weaponizes Facebook’s AI Chatbots to Acquire Customers
Facebook pages associated with a social gaming start-up and masked as tipsters were removed by Meta for violating its policies around online gambling following an investigation by The Australian Financial Review. Masked as Tipster Services “The Shark” and “Roughie Kings 2022” owned by the same entrepreneurs that founded Dabble, a social gaming start-up that recently […]
Sports
June 3, 2022
Philippine Authorities Make Final Appeal to Meta to Comply
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) of the Philippines issued a statement Wednesday to warn Meta that its operations in the country should be compliant with all Philippine laws, rules and regulations at all times. Ignoring the Request of Philippine Authorities Speaking on behalf of DILG, the department’s Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya reminded […]
Casino
April 12, 2022
Meta Platforms Contends Innocence in Social Casino Complaint
Meta Platforms Inc has seen its best-known asset, the social media platform Facebook, attempt to mount another defense in a case brought against it for promoting social casinos at the users’ expense. Meta and Facebook Defends Itself from Social Casino Allegations Late last week, Facebook sought to dismiss a case lodged against it that the […]
Legal
March 18, 2022
ACCC Accuses Meta of False, Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
More dark clouds are gathering above Meta as the competition and consumer watchdog in Australia is taking the social media giant to court for endorsing scam celebrity crypto ads. Meta Stands to Gain Financially The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) pointed the finger at Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, in an announcement today, […]
