Facebook to Impose Tighter Controls to Protect Australian Children from Gambling and Alcohol Companies’ Adverts

Facebook to Impose Tighter Controls to Protect Australian Children from Gambling and Alcohol Companies’ Adverts

Facebook revealed that it intends to impose stricter control on the types of ads seen by children as young as 13 on Instagram and other platforms. The decision of the social network comes at a time when new research has found that alcohol companies in Australia are not restricting their content published on social media outlets from reaching underage individuals. Earlier today, Facebook announced that the photo and video sharing social network service Instagram will stop advertisers from targeting children under 18 years of age based on their interests. As…

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Queensland Government Unveils New 4-Year Gambling Harm Minimisation Plan to Support Local Problem Gamblers

Queensland Government Unveils New 4-Year Gambling Harm Minimisation Plan to Support Local Problem Gamblers

The Palaszczuk Government of Queensland, Australia has published a new 4-year plan aimed at minimising and preventing gambling-related harm to local people, families and communities in the state. The release of the new gambling harm minimisation plan came as part of the Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (RGAW) 2021. As revealed by Shannon Fentiman, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, the new gambling harm minimisation plan rolled out by the Queensland Government for the period from 2021 to 2025 outlined the shared roles and responsibilities for the gambling sector, the authorities…

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