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Australia to crack down on gambling ads after years of criticism (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 37 points 7 months ago (9 children)

In a statement, Responsible Wagering Australia - the peak body for betting agencies - said the new measures are "draconian" and set a "dangerous precedent".

So a step in the right direction.

"Today it's gambling advertising, tomorrow it's alcohol, then it's sugary drinks, fast food, critical minerals and who knows what else comes next," chief executive Kai Cantwell said.

Yes. Please yes.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Hell yeah. Love when they squirm and try and create fear.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    Where were their "draconian" virtue signals when the government colluded with surveillance capitalist techno-fascists to force Australians to hand over their identity to big brother to use social media?

    Oh, that's right. They only exist for greed and exploitation; they only believe what they're paid to believe.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Ahh, the ol' "slippery slope" logical fallacy. You can dismiss statements like those. You don't even need to debate it.

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    • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Wasn't the gambling industry behind pushing the whole 'no kids on social media' thing. Kicking off I'd verification everywhere and now they still can't run ads but the internet is worse off. Wild.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    It comes from many sources. Governments want age-verification for surveillance, advertisers want it to target people and ensure those people are real, social media companies want it for similar reasons, hackers want it so they have more IDs to steal, and (some) voters want it because they're idiots

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    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Its always funny seeing 1 minute plus of ads, showing the fun of gambling, or how easy it is to start sports betting. Then have 2 seconds of a black screen saying "gamble responsibly" or "call this number to help quit"

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