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Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to World News@quokk.au · 1 day ago

Brazil's Lula bans online gambling ahead of presidential election

www.bbc.com

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Brazil's Lula bans online gambling ahead of presidential election

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Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to World News@quokk.au · 1 day ago
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Lula, who is currently in a tight presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro, said the industry was a "cancer" that he must "remove".
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  • moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
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    “The ban also doesn’t eliminate existing demand,” it said in a statement, adding that anyone turning to illicit betting would no longer have “access to protection mechanisms provided in the regulated environment”.

    Yeah, this is going to be great for organized crime

  • moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
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    So this only affects online casinos inside Brazil? So the addicts just switch to sites in Portugal?

    Or in-person criminal groups that stack the odds without any regulations

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    Fucking finally.

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      And now his campaign ads have been blocked by Facebook/meta. Just two weeks before brazils election

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        Was any reason given? That seems like open election interference

        • moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
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          Very likely AI false positive. Meta doesn’t really have humans doing moderation anymore.

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          If they’re bold enough to do that shit in the open, imagine what they’re doing behind curtains

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          It’s just election interference, they even removed a journalistic reporting about a corruption scandal related to Bolsonaro’s son. They added it back after taking it down after everyone reported on it.

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    Wish we could do that here in Aus. Sadly they donate too much to the big parties.

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