The responsibilities of social media platforms in addressing illegal gambling advertising in Australia

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Author(s): Parker, Christine ; Albarrán-Torres, César ; Briggs, Casey ; Burgess, Jean ; Carah, Nicholas ; Andrejevic, Mark ; Angus, Daniel ; Obeid, Abdul

Journal: Addiction Research & Theory

Year Published: 2023

Date Added: January 10, 2024

The Australian Ad Observatory is a project that enlists the help of Australians who use Facebook to collect data on online advertising. This article provides a commentary on how the gaps in current Australian law have enabled the advertising of online gambling services that are supposed to be prohibited in Australia. The authors also comment on how social media platforms help normalize gambling. The authors advocate for global online platforms to be held accountable for harmful advertising.

Citation: Parker, C., Albarrán-Torres, C., Briggs, C., Burgess, J., Carah, N., Andrejevic, M., Angus, D., & Obeid, A. (2023). Addressing the accountability gap: Gambling advertising and social media platform responsibilities. Addiction Research & Theory. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2269852

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2269852

Keywords: advertising ; social media

Topics: Gambling Exposure ; Information for Operators

Conceptual Framework Factors: Exposure - Marketing and Messaging ; Gambling Exposure

Study Design: Other Review

Geographic Coverage: Australia

Study Funding:

This study was supported by the Australian Research Council through the ARC Center of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. It was also supported by the QUT Digital Media Research Center.