UK Regulators Accuse Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta of Allowing Illegal Gambling Ads on Platforms

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is facing accusations from the UK’s Gambling Commission that the social media giant is deliberately overlooking advertisements from unlicensed gambling operators on Facebook and Instagram.

Bloomberg reports that the UK Gambling Commission has raised concerns about Meta, alleging that the social media giant is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on Facebook and Instagram. The accusations were made public during a speech delivered by the commission’s executive director, Tim Miller, at the ICE gaming conference in Barcelona.

Miller revealed that the regulatory body has been examining Meta’s publicly searchable ad library and discovered numerous operators without proper licensing who are specifically targeting consumers in the UK. Miller characterized the situation as a window into criminal activity, emphasizing that