Just minutes after the first bounce in a round one AFL game, families watching on free-to-air television were exposed to more than 70 gambling ads – and all before 8pm.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/01/we-know-the-community-is-over-it-how-self-regulation-of-gambling-ads-came-unstuck-minutes-into-an-afl-game

  • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    Gambling regulations aren't my wheelhouse, but this honestly doesn't surprise me. Gambling ads are fucking off the hook here, even in internet land. My ad blocker is pretty tight, but last time I saw someone else's browser half the freaking page was dedicated to TAB ads.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      8 months ago

      I study computer science and it’s incredible how many blank faces I get when I ask them why they don’t have an adblocker installed.