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Italy fines YouTube, Twitch for allegedly breaching gamble ads ban

Published 12/12/2023, 15:34
Updated 12/12/2023, 15:38
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Children playground miniatures are seen in front of displayed Twitch logo in this illustration taken April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's communications watchdog has fined Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's YouTube and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)'s Twitch for allegedly breaching rules which ban gambling advertising in the country.

Youtube and Twitch were fined 2.25 million euros ($2.45 million) and 900,000 euros respectively, the AGCOM authority said, adding it had ordered the removal of more than 20,000 online videos promoting various types of gambling, including sports betting.

Both streaming services had commercial partnerships in place with video makers which published the content on their online platforms, according to AGCOM.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Children playground miniatures are seen in front of displayed Twitch logo in this illustration taken April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The two companies had no immediate comment.

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