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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.
Well bugger me I thought they were going to present the downsides
I know right?
Hell yeah. Love when they squirm and try and create fear.
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.
Ahh, the ol' "slippery slope" logical fallacy. You can dismiss statements like those. You don't even need to debate it.
fIrSt ThEy CaMe FoR tHe FrAcKiNg CoMpAnIeS…
I am sure they made the same arguments back when tobacco was being targeted.
I'd be happy with getting rid of all advertising tbh.
Agreed! I'm struggling to see what the problem is with less maccas and coke adds
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.
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
Here's an article with sources for my point if Interested https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20251216-australias-social-media-ban-gambling/