800 influencers exposed for promoting illegal gambling in brazil

[Juse14]

800 influencers is a very large number this can provoke a lot of people to gamble and or someone who has stopped starting to gamble again because they see ads that are done by these influencers, and worse is that illegal casinos are marketed, clearly this is an offense that deserves punishment from the government.

The law has been ratified, not like before when the rules were not set, now they have to pay for their stupidity in promoting things that should not be promoted to the Brazilian people, they are the ones who are the destroyers of this industry, in other countries too, there are many infleuncer who promote illegal casinos or gambling places and make legal entrepreneurs get more bitter pressure.

[CryptSafe]

This makes people more vulnerable just because they trust and believe whatever their influencers promote via their page's. I think the government should begin to look into influencers and their activities on what they promote to their community.

Influencers are in the business for big endorsements, what the company does or will do in the next couple of days is less of their worries. Try to message a big influencer, their first response is usually but not limited to a huge banner consisting of the price rate of posts, retweets, stories, giveaway etc. Only a few cares about the service they'll be promoting, there you'd figure out that no huge difference is found between users with massive followers and the small accounts following them, their aim is to disseminate a brand.

While doing that, at least they should have information about their brands at their fingertips so that they would know what they are promoting and not just promoting something that would be of great harm to the community as they usually do and don't care about the consequences of their actions. The fact that they keep doing this over and over again even when funny event's occur they still do not learn their lessons but still continue means that they don't care about their followers safety all they care is their stomach benefits and that's all which is very bad.

[Bryan jessy]

If this influencers are aware that gambling is prohibited over there and still accepted the contract just to make money then I do not think they actually understand the gravity of their action, because they are taking a dangerous risk that is not worth it, imagine they are sue for advertising illegal gambling not just that also in a place that has prohibited gambling, the reason for the prohibition might be a related the issues and yet some persons so bold to challenge, and even if they are not aware they should have carried out a research because not all countries accept gambling, but I doubt if this is the case.

[abel1337]

Our country also has a crackdown on influencers who promotes illegal casinos on social media. They named the biggest influencers who promotes illegal casino, these becomes a big news on our country but after some time, I've seen those influencers promoting illegal casinos again and it feels like the crackdown was just a PR stunt by the authorities by showing that they are doing something. These influencers aren't really scared and still promotes casino.

800 influencers was a big number if you ask me, Brazil should be serious about it, if they are not , they will just be taken lightly by influencers that promotes illegal gambling just like in our country. If they are serious about it, they should be strict and penalized those who doesn't abide Brazil's law.

[Yablee0]

I think I have seen a thread in this forum talking about influencers promoting illegal casinos or gambling sites and they were sentenced to death.

If the death sentence you are saying is true then that's very hard. At least there are other punishment that could be okay for it like ten to twenty years in prison or even a life sentence.

Even in my country, influencers are constantly promoting illegal gambling platforms just because they want to make money, they don’t even care if this platforms are going to scam citizens, all they are concerned about is how to make money from those illegal platforms that they are promoting to people.

I think they should be punished for promoting illegal gambling Platforms, these platforms are actually the ones responsible for scam.
It is totally wrong for people to promote something that is illegal.

I am not surprised on this because people especially in our generation can do anything just to make money. They don't care if it hurt other people or not, all they're after is how to be stinkingly rich without little or zero effort. However, such dude's shouldn't be spared, they should be made to face the full weight of the law.

[L E G E N D A R Y]

If this influencers are aware that gambling is prohibited over there and still accepted the contract just to make money then I do not think they actually understand the gravity of their action, because they are taking a dangerous risk that is not worth it, imagine they are sue for advertising illegal gambling not just that also in a place that has prohibited gambling, the reason for the prohibition might be a related the issues and yet some persons so bold to challenge, and even if they are not aware they should have carried out a research because not all countries accept gambling, but I doubt if this is the case.

I’m sure the money received from such promotions may really look attractive, but the question should be, is it really worth risking legal trouble over? One thing that a lot influencers don’t really understand is that great power comes great responsibility, so having a huge audience and platform equally comes with a huge responsibility, especially when it involves promoting services that may actually turn out to be illegal in certain countries. That’s why it’s crucial for influencers to first check the laws before accepting such deals, instead of just accepting them because the money promised is mouthwatering.

[YOSHIE]

Influencers are really trying to find a way to make money, even if it's an illegal casino they will promote it.

So, when online gambling sites have been banned by the local government, especially Brazil, but some social media platforms such as influencers still insist on advertising and promoting illegal online gambling, Of course they are ready to accept all the risks and legal sanctions given to influencers, just for the sake of a few dollars, the risk that their profile accounts will experience mass blocking, especially if they violate government regulations.

The situation that is currently happening with influencers, I can conclude that the Brazilian government is only blocking gambling sites only in their area, however, gambling sites in Brazil are still accessed via alternative routes, this is the same as zero results.

[uneng]

These influencers are popular among the masses and profit from the ignorance of the people. They didn't accept the prohibition, because it was a gold mine for them, probably the easiest money in large scale they have ever made in their lives. Then, they keep insisiting in promoting gambling, but in illegal ways. I've seen news of these influencers creating new social media accounts, being banned, and then creating social media accounts again.

They know it's the country of impunity, so nothing really serious can happen to them. And who knows, probably next year the ban will be over in Brazil, since Lula already won the election, so there isn't a reason to keep the ban anymore.

[Alphakilo]

Our country also has a crackdown on influencers who promotes illegal casinos on social media. They named the biggest influencers who promotes illegal casino, these becomes a big news on our country but after some time, I've seen those influencers promoting illegal casinos again and it feels like the crackdown was just a PR stunt by the authorities by showing that they are doing something. These influencers aren't really scared and still promotes casino.

800 influencers was a big number if you ask me, Brazil should be serious about it, if they are not , they will just be taken lightly by influencers that promotes illegal gambling just like in our country. If they are serious about it, they should be strict and penalized those who doesn't abide Brazil's law.

The influencers for one aren't stupid even if they know what they are doing may attract prosecution and arrest, but since they know there really isn't any laws prohibiting them from doing their content online, they got no fears about being arrested because they know they would be freed in the end.

The government rushing to arrest them is just as a example to others and to put fear into their hearts and in the hearts of illegal gamblers and while they do this, why have they not gone after the platforms that ensure these now illegal gambling sites are downloaded from or try to restrict the social media platforms these influencers use to broadcast their channels?
That would be doing too much and crossing a line that would make the citizens fight back in some ways.

[Agbe]

Op you are not far from the truth. The article said in Instagram and Instagram is a general platform in the whole world and probably they were promoting the casinos before the ban and after the ban they were still promoting them and as the government agencies saw them,they were tagged as illegal since they were banned in the country. The issue was not the people who were promoting the casinos but the casinos themselves. Because as the country prohibited the promotion of casinos they would have stopped the promotions but they thought since it is a general platform, they could do it but now the promoters accounts have been affected.

[noorman0]

I’m sure the money received from such promotions may really look attractive, but the question should be, is it really worth risking legal trouble over?

It is likely that most of the casinos they promote were once legal. Keep in mind that the current new regulations are provisional and have not yet been fully ratified; this is why influencers there are still free to promote them without worrying about definitive legal repercussions.

[lombok]

The influencers for one aren't stupid even if they know what they are doing may attract prosecution and arrest, but since they know there really isn't any laws prohibiting them from doing their content online, they got no fears about being arrested because they know they would be freed in the end.

The government rushing to arrest them is just as a example to others and to put fear into their hearts and in the hearts of illegal gamblers and while they do this, why have they not gone after the platforms that ensure these now illegal gambling sites are downloaded from or try to restrict the social media platforms these influencers use to broadcast their channels?
That would be doing too much and crossing a line that would make the citizens fight back in some ways.

The content producers in the digital world completely comprehend the legal implications associated with each promotional piece of work that they produce for display in the open forum. The ability of these people to capitalize on this opportunity is due to the fact that there is always an ambiguity concerning freedom of expression in the cyberspace, which usually favors those who get reported. When the police take actions against celebrities, it becomes a very strong message to the public to keep away from gambling. It is not easy to shut off social media completely since they may elicit a lot of protest from the citizens.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

I dont think that this 800 account identification would somehow make an impact on gambling popularity in Brazil.

Sure it does:

According to the president of ANJL, the data is alarming for several reasons. First, considering that 74% of the 802 profiles have between 10,000 and 100,000 followers, the potential reach of the posts ranges from 5.9 million to 59.4 million people.

With +200 million population, those 800 accounts is nothing. They can even belong to 1 person, who will abandon them and create new.

You actually don't know what you're saying, if each account has at least 1,000 unique users, 800 accounts can reach up to 8 million different people, it really counts since information spreads like wildfire.

I also don't agree it belongs to only 1 person because they're real influencers with lots of followers, a single entity cannot personally manage such number of accounts. Creating new accounts is no child's play, this is not bitointalk that they can ban your account and you're back with a new one and keep engaging. recovering their followers without being targetted by the government and the new accounts taken down as well is no soft work.

[rdluffy]

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I'm not from this country, I just find the article I read worth sharing, so if anyone here is from Brazil, maybe you can share what is really happening there, I mean the real situation on the ground, so we can have a better discussion.
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What happened in Brazil is a real mess and shows just how chaotic and corrupt the system here is

There’s actually a thread where I’ve already replied that helps explain what happened:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5595388.msg67203707#msg67203707

In short, the government collected money from licenses, made a lot of money from taxes and legalization, all the soccer teams had sponsorships, the leagues had sponsorships too, and in a move to win votes and try to get reelected, the current president decided to ban betting overnight, simply because he felt like it