MJSP requests takedown of 348 influencer profiles promoting illegal betting

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has requested the takedown of 348 digital influencer profiles used to promote illegal betting on social media. Among the targets is an account with 1.4 million followers. The measure is part of an offensive to disrupt the advertising of clandestine platforms and prevent influencers from using their audiences to attract new bettors. Combined, the accounts have more than 150 million followers. The action brings together the National Secretariat for Digital Rights (Sedigi) and the National Secretariat for Public Security (Senasp), through the Cyber Operations Laboratory (Ciberlab), which monitor websites, social media, and messaging apps used to promote irregular betting. “It is not enough to take down illegal betting sites if these platforms continue to reach the population through influencers and social media,” stated the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Wellington César Lima e Silva. “We are acting across this entire promotion chain to prevent clandestine activities from continuing to exploit citizens and compromising family income,” he added. Influencers come into the focus of inspection In addition to identifying betting sites, the monitoring reaches the profiles responsible for promoting these platforms and directing followers to irregular services. The survey updated this Monday (9) identified 348 Instagram profiles used to promote illegal betting. The data highlights the scale of illegal betting advertising on social media and the potential reach of content shared by digital influencers. The inspection also identified, on this Monday alone, 2,207 Facebook pages with a combined audience of 7.5 million, and 18 Telegram groups bringing together approximately 182,000 participants. Another 998 websites were recorded in the same period. “When an influencer uses an audience of thousands or millions of people to promote illegal betting, they significantly expand the reach of these platforms,” said the National Secretary for Digital Rights, Victor Fernandes. Inspection has already reached more than 60,000 pages Since September 25, monitoring carried out by the MJSP has recorded more than 60,000 websites, pages, profiles, groups, and servers related to the promotion of irregular betting. Of this total, 51,611 are websites. On Facebook, 6,596 pages were identified, with a combined audience of 34 million members and followers. On Instagram, the cumulative number exceeds 900 profiles, considering the update of records from November 9. The survey also reached 1,442 Telegram groups, totaling 25.6 million participants, and 127 TikTok profiles with 469,000 followers. The growth in monitoring was significant over the last month. On October 9, the survey recorded 20,318 websites, pages, profiles, groups, and servers. One month later, the total already exceeds 60,000 records. O post MJSP requests takedown of 348 influencer profiles promoting illegal betting apareceu primeiro em iGaming Brazil.