India's financial crime fighting agency summons Google, Meta executives, sources say
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating whether the platforms eased the way for promotion and wider reach of betting apps through advertisements, the first source said.
A date of July 21 has been set for the appearances at the agency's headquarters in the capital, New Delhi, the source added.
A second government source accused Google and Meta of using their platforms to promote illegal activities, despite a government advisory against the advertisement of any form of betting.
The agency will investigate Google and Meta over the funds they received from betting apps, the second source added, as well as checking if they were advertising or promoting any other betting platforms.
Both sources sought anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to media.
Google and Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Betting and gambling pose "significant financial and socio-economic risks for consumers, especially youth and children," India's information and broadcasting ministry told television channels and digital media in an advisory, opens new tab in 2022.
Promotion of offline or online betting and gambling through advertisements was not advised in the larger public interest, the ministry added.
Domestic news agency ANI first reported the news.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Metro
41 minutes ago
- Metro
Man guilty of murdering couple before dumping their remains in suitcases
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man who murdered two men and dumped their remains in suitcases near Clifton Suspension Bridge has been found guilty of murder. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year in their flat in Scotts Road, Shepherd's Bush, west London. Mosquera, who was also staying with the couple, 'decapitated and dismembered' them, froze parts of their remains and brought the rest in suitcases to Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. He repeatedly stabbed Alfonso, who suffered injuries to his torso, face and neck, while Longworth was attacked with a hammer to the back of his head and his skull shattered. Mosquera planned to hurl the suitcases over the bridge to dispose of the remains after the 'calculated and premeditated' killings, prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said. He admitted killing Alfonso but said he 'lost control'. He pleaded not guilty to murdering both men and insisted Alfonso killed Longworth. It took a jury five hours and three minutes to unanimously find Mosquera guilty. Justice Bennathan KC, said he would sentence Mosquera on October 24, saying: 'I am not going to pass sentence on you today, although the only one I can pass on you is one of life imprisonment. 'I am going to order a psychiatric report on you. It is in your interests to cooperate with the psychiatrist so that I can decide the minimum term you are going to serve.' Days after the murders, a cyclist on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Brighton spotted Mosquera around 11.30 pm next to a large red suitcase. The cyclist thought he was a tourist and stopped to ask if he was okay. He noticed a silver trunk a few metres away from Mosquera. The defendant told the cyclist he was from Colombia and that the suitcases contained car parts – but they contained the dismembered bodies of Longworth and Alfonso. Alfonso and Longworth's decapitated heads were found by police in a chest freezer in their flat, the court heard. Alfonso, a swimming instructor, and Longworth, a retired handyman, had been living together before their death. On July 8 last year, Alfonso worked an early shift at the gym, and it was while he was out, Mosquera killed Longworth, the court heard. More Trending Alfonso was killed at about 10.15 pm in his bedroom, before searching Facebook Marketplace to search for a freezer, and he searched 'where on the head is a knock fatal' on Google and YouTube. Footage shown in court showed Mosquera later having sex with Alfonso, before ending the sexual encounter by 'repeatedly stabbing' Alfonso and 'cutting his throat'. He then started using Alfonso's computer, and examination of the computer shows the defendant looking at banking information – before trying to send £4,000 to his account in Colombia. Mosquero was arrested on July 13 at about 2.15 am after being found sitting on a bench outside Bristol Temple Meads railway station, the jury was told. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Major disruption at London Waterloo to last well beyond afternoon rush hour MORE: Lucy Letby's disturbing alliance in prison forged over love of Uno and cheese toasties MORE: Londoners are trying to explain Hackney to Americans after Charli XCX's wedding
Reuters
an hour ago
- Reuters
India's Milky Mist files draft papers for $236 million IPO
July 21 (Reuters) - Milky Mist has filed for a 20.35 billion rupees ($235.94 million) initial public offering, comprising a fresh issue of shares up to 17.85 billion rupees and existing offer-for-sale of 2.5 billion rupees, draft papers showed on Monday. ($1 = 86.2490 Indian rupees)
Reuters
an hour ago
- Reuters
Air India received nine notices for safety violations in six months, Indian minister says
NEW DELHI, July 21 (Reuters) - Air India has received nine show cause notices in the last six months, junior civil aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol told lawmakers on Monday, amid heightened scrutiny of the airline in the aftermath of a deadly crash. The notices were related to five safety violations, Mohol added, without giving any details on the violations. "Enforcement action has been completed in respect of one violation," he said. Air India has come under scrutiny after a Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad last month, killing 260 people.
