Jakarta, Nov 16, 2025 (AFP) - Gambling ads target Indonesian Meta users despite ban

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2025-11-16

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. Online and offline gambling -- and publicising it -- is outlawed in the country, but billions of dollars still fl......

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