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‘We respect local laws, email communication lacked precision’, says Meta

Storyboard18 had first broken the story on Meta’s plan to change its policy around gambling and alcohol in India, LATAM and APAC.

Kerala police issues notice to Google, Meta over gambling advertisements

The judge also rejected motions by Meta, ByteDance's TikTok, Google parent Alphabet's YouTube and Snap's SnapChat to dismiss related personal injury lawsuits by individual plaintiffs.

Storyboard18 broke the news on Tuesday about Meta’s policy to allow alcohol and gambling advertisements on their platform.

EXCLUSIVE: E-Gaming Federation meets MHA, submits details of 34 companies for banning

In December last year, The Centre has blocked a total of 581 apps so far and out of these, there were 174 betting and gambling apps and 87 loan lending apps.

In past six months, the gaming federation has reported over 250 illegal gambling and betting websites and apps to the government

Meta’s new policy sparks debate over alcohol and gambling ads

Storyboard18 was the first to report Meta’s plan to introduce three new verticals for WhatsApp Business, including alcohol and real money gambling.

DNPA urges government to exempt GST for epapers, digital news subscriptions

A research report titled The Effectiveness of Tobacco Disclaimers on OTT Content Services by Koan Advisory Group, published in May 2023, found that OTT content does not significantly influence smoking habits in India.

Currently, printed newspapers and journals are exempted from GST while online news subscriptions are taxed at 18 percent under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Act.

EXCLUSIVE: Meta to allow Alcohol, Real Money Gambling ads on its platform in India

From August 27, 2024, businesses in India can onboard WhatsApp Business Platform for messaging in the verticals such as Alcohol and Real Money Gambling.

BREAKING: Meta to allow Alcohol, Real Money Gambling ads on its platforms in India?

Real Money Gaming players fume over allowing gambling and betting platforms in India to use Meta as a platform for advertising.

Not dead and buried: MIB’s Ashwini Vaishnaw is ‘open minded’ on the Broadcasting Bill

“Our intent is to encourage it; that is giving more opportunities to express, share and create new intellectual property,” the minister said.

Vaishnaw added that in recent times, a new content-creator economy has emerged across the country and the government was encouraging the segment.

Meghalaya becomes first Indian state to sponsor an esports team

Additionally, Telangana is likely to be the first state to introduce comprehensive esports policies.

Meghalaya’s vision includes developing esports infrastructure, hosting tournaments, and providing comprehensive support to players, with the aim of bringing them to the forefront and representing Meghalaya, and India, on the global stage, including in future esports Olympics.