{"id":777034684,"date":"2025-11-17T08:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034684"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:02:31","slug":"gambling-ads-slip-through-metas-filters-in-indonesia-despite-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/gambling-ads-slip-through-metas-filters-in-indonesia-despite-ban","title":{"rendered":"Gambling ads slip through Meta\u2019s filters in Indonesia despite ban, Agence France-Presse says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The news agency found betting promotions across Meta platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Indonesia.- Agence France-Presse has reported that dozens of gambling ads are appearing on Facebook, Instagram and Threads in Indonesia disguised as other content such as health tips or games. The content redirects users to betting sites in violations of Indonesian law and Meta\u2019s own advertising rules, the news agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some users complained of ads targeting minors. Meta has removed several flagged ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indonesian authorities say they have had taken down more than 5.7 million pieces of gambling-related content since 2017 and have arrested at least 85 influencers for promoting betting. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said it may impose sanctions on platforms that fail to curb illegal content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Populix study indicates that 98 per cent of social media users in Indonesia have been exposed to gambling promotions, while 32 per cent say they tried online gambling after seeing such ads. Authorities estimate online gambling transactions reached IDR927tn (US$55.7bn) between 2017 and early 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Malaysian government urges Meta to remove illegal online gambling content<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The news agency found betting promotions across Meta platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777028668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Agence France-Presse reported widespread illegal gambling promotions on Meta platforms in Indonesia, disguised as other content and redirecting users to betting sites, in violation of local law and Meta's policies. Indonesian authorities have intensified enforcement, removing millions of pieces of content and arresting influencers, while considering sanctions against platforms failing to curb such illicit activities, highlighting significant regulatory compliance challenges and substantial illegal market transactions.","focusai_entities":"Agence France-Presse, Meta, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Populix, Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Malaysian government","focusai_location":"Indonesia, Malaysia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Meta's Compliance Strategy?","query":"What specific enhancements to Meta's AI-driven content moderation and advertising policy enforcement frameworks are being implemented to address the identified regulatory compliance gaps in high-growth markets like Indonesia?"},{"label":"Regulatory Impact on Platforms?","query":"How might the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs' potential sanctions on platforms impact Meta's operational licensing and market access strategies in other APAC jurisdictions facing similar illicit gambling promotion challenges?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16333],"tags":[24834,24819,24840],"class_list":["post-777034684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-ads","tag-indonesia","tag-meta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777034684"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777034702,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034684\/revisions\/777034702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}