30.09.2025 15:33
After President Erdoğan's message following the Cabinet meeting stating, "We will eradicate illegal betting and online gambling," a notable development occurred today. The Advertising Board of the Ministry of Trade decided to impose access restrictions on 30 YouTube and social media accounts due to their promotion of illegal betting and gambling.
President Erdoğan expressed his determination to eradicate the scourge of illegal betting and online gambling following the Cabinet meeting held last night.
Erdoğan stated, "I had previously expressed our determination to combat illegal online betting, games of chance, and the gambling plague in our last Cabinet meeting. With the internet and smartphones becoming indispensable parts of our daily lives, the issue of online gambling and betting has also started to grow. MASAK, our security organization, and our judiciary have already been monitoring this process."
ADVERTISING BOARD'S DECISION TO BLOCK ACCESS TO 30 ACCOUNTS
Following President Erdoğan's message, a noteworthy development occurred today. The Ministry of Trade's Advertising Board decided to block access to 30 YouTube and social media accounts due to the presence of illegal betting and gambling promotions.
In the Ministry of Trade's Advertising Board review, it was determined that some YouTube and social media accounts contained illegal betting and gambling promotions by users. It was established that these promotions encouraged consumers to participate in live betting and incited them to gamble.
ACCOUNTS WILL BE CLOSED IF CONTENT IS NOT REMOVED
The Board issued a decision to block access to 30 YouTube and social media accounts on the grounds that the aforementioned advertisements violated the Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation and the Law on the Protection of Consumers. It was stated that if the content related to the violation is not removed, the accounts in question will be closed.