Senator Joel Villanueva, a staunch advocate for the total ban of online gambling, lauded the recent initiative of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), Meta Philippines, and advocacy group Digital Pinoys for taking down the social media pages of influencers found promoting illegal online gambling.
“This is a significant step forward in our campaign to push for a total ban on online gambling,” Villanueva said. “Public figures have a huge responsibility, especially when it comes to promoting what is morally right.”
Villanueva emphasized that endorsements of online gambling should be covered under the morality clauses in the contracts of influencers and other public figures to discourage such promotions.
The senator is the author of Senate Bill No. 47 or the Anti-Online Gambling Act, which seeks to prohibit all forms of online gambling operations in the country.
“Una po tayong nag-file noong 19th Congress. Sa mahabang panahon, para tayong nag iisang boses sa kawalan, kaya sa pagdami ng mga may panukalang itigil na ang online gambling at anumang uri ng sugal na lalong naglulugmok sa ating mga kababayan sa kahirapan at pagkawasak ng mga pamilya, atin pong pakatututukan ito ngayong 20th Congress,” Villanueva said.
According to reports, Meta took down around 20 influencer pages, some with hundreds of thousands to millions of followers, after receiving reports that they were actively promoting illegal online gambling content.
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