Now strict action will be taken against Google and Meta. ED has issued notice to Google and Meta. ED alleges that both the companies have promoted betting apps. The companies prominently placed advertisements and websites of these apps on their platforms. On July 21, ED summoned the representatives of both companies for questioning. The purpose of this investigation is to stop the growing influence of online betting. ED says that betting ads on these social media platforms have been delivered to the people very easily. This is the reason why ED has called the representatives of both these companies for questioning.
Interrogation to be held on July 21
This is the first time that a big tech company in India is being held directly accountable in matters like betting. According to ED, the representatives of both the companies will be questioned about showing online betting ads in this manner. It is believed that both the companies have earned black money worth crores of rupees through these platforms.
Action against betting continues across the country
This has proved that investigations against online betting are now being done on a larger scale. It is being said that black money worth crores of rupees has been earned through these platforms. Now ED action is going on across the country. A few days ago, a case was also registered against many big film stars. The list features several high-profile personalities, including Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, and Prakash Raj. a case was registered against 29 actors. It is also alleged that these people were given huge amounts of money to promote these apps. Along with this, the statements of these celebrities are expected to be recorded in the coming days. Apart from this, ED is also looking for complainants across the country who were duped by these betting apps.
