The Guardian bans all gambling advertising

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/15/guardian-bans-all-gambling-advertising

Ban will apply worldwide to all of media group’s online and print outlets, including the Guardian, Observer, and Guardian Weekly.

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rynzcycle@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y

Really glad to see this and I hope others follow their lead. I get a number of "when the fun stops..." adverts, and its seems like such an obvious reverse psychology tactic.

Senseibu@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 3y

Good, that’s all I can say. Gambling is a scourge on this country.

GodOfDucks@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

OK, but purely performative, when less than 1% of Guardian ads had anything to do with gambling.

tegs_terry@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 3y

When half of your adverts are about how deleterious gambling is and how much you help addicts you have to wonder what the point is anyway.