Meta, Google under ED scanner for advertising illegal betting platforms; executives summoned

Representatives of tech giants Google and Meta have been summoned before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of the money laundering investigation to question how illegal betting platforms are allowed to advertise on their respective platforms, according to PTI.

Their representatives have been asked to appear before the agency on Monday, July 21 and to record their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The tech giants have come under the ED radar as the federal agency cracks down on illegal betting and gambling…