AGCOM closes Meta gambling-advertising case without finding a violation in Italy
Italy’s AGCOM closed its sanctioning case against Meta Platforms Ireland over alleged gambling promotion on a Facebook page, finding no demonstrable advertising under the country’s ban. Meta said the posts were user-generated, no advertising was active and it had no commercial relationship with the page owner; AGCOM also considered Meta a passive hosting provider.
The decision clarifies how AGCOM applied Italy’s gambling-advertising ban to user posts and a platform’s role.