You forgot that one of the most public corporate mouth pieces pushed hard for this with funding from advertisers who wanted to avoid increased oversight on online gambling advertising. They knew there was only enough political capital to do these things one at a time and wanted to keep the gravy train running. Not to mention they can now say “Well we assume social media companies are filtering out kids so we can advertise online gambling with a clear conscience.” Wonder how many kids living below the poverty line would have their material circumstances improved by any impediment to gambling?
You forgot that one of the most public corporate mouth pieces pushed hard for this with funding from advertisers who wanted to avoid increased oversight on online gambling advertising. They knew there was only enough political capital to do these things one at a time and wanted to keep the gravy train running. Not to mention they can now say “Well we assume social media companies are filtering out kids so we can advertise online gambling with a clear conscience.” Wonder how many kids living below the poverty line would have their material circumstances improved by any impediment to gambling?