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  "id": 1212204,
  "title": "Facebook is advertising illegal gambling, and the watchdog is powerless to stop it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/facebook-is-advertising-illegal-gambling-and-the-watchdog-is-1212204",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-16T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/facebook-is-advertising-illegal-gambling-and-the-watchdog-is-powerless-to-stop-it-20260814-p60of1.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Ads spruiking illegal online casinos to Australians boost social media giant Meta’s billions in ad revenue, but a loophole stops the regulator taking action.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Facebook is advertising illegal gambling, and the watchdog is powerless to stop it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/facebook-is-advertising-illegal-gambling-and-the-watchdog-is",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}