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    • Influencers on social media must refrain from promoting offshore online betting and gambling platforms in any form, including surrogate advertisements.
      • Surrogate advertisements are substitute advertisement for goods which cannot be directly advertised due to prohibition of law.
    • Online advertisement intermediaries are advised against targeting such content to the Indian audience.
    • Non-compliance may result in proceedings under Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

 

  • Earlier regulating provisions for the same:
    • Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
      • It focussed on clear disclaimers and advertising targeting children.
    • IT Act's Section 79 exempts intermediaries but mandates removal of unlawful content upon notification.
    • Ministry of Information & Broadcasting can order intermediaries to remove illegal ads.
    • Consumer Protection Act, 2019 enables action against stakeholders promoting illegal activities in ads.

 

  • Concerns:
    • Addictive behaviour, social detachment, and emerging cybercrime trends.
    • Regulatory ambiguity, money laundering and cyber-attacks.

 

  • Way forward: Strict monitoring, awareness campaigns, collaboration with social media platforms, celebrity engagement, and partnerships for responsible online behaviour to address online betting and gambling concerns.

 

Legal Provisions for gambling and betting: 

  • Seventh Schedule Entry 34 empowers states to regulate Betting, and Gambling.
  • Public Gambling Act, 1867, Lotteries Regulation Act, 1998, and FEMA, 1999 are central laws governing gambling and income.
  • Finance Ministry imposes GST on online money gaming, casinos, and horse racing.
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