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Market · Philippines · Mon 12 Oct · 1 min read

TikTok bans Philippine gambling ads from August

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What happened

TikTok enforcing a gambling ad ban in the Philippines effective August 22 closes one of the last mass-reach digital channels available to Philippine operators after PAGCOR's billboard removal order and BSP's e-wallet restrictions. The platform's young, mobile-first user base was a meaningful acquisition surface for online gaming brands, and losing it compounds an already narrow paid media environment.…

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