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Instagram Suspends Coty Romero Over Illegal Online Gambling Promotions

The suspension reflects Argentina’s escalating effort to curb clandestine betting by targeting influencer marketing.

Overview

  • Meta blocked Romero’s Instagram after she advertised unlicensed betting platforms, leading her to say the loss cut off her main income and to urge followers to request its reinstatement; she later opened a new account.
  • Romero acknowledged in a TikTok video that the promotions were wrong and said she would not repeat them.
  • Her original Instagram profile remained blocked at the time of the latest reports.
  • Buenos Aires’ lottery regulator reports blocking 2,390 clandestine sites since 2024 and filing complaints against more than 100 influencers.
  • Enforcement now includes criminal investigations and restorative actions, with a raid at streamer Joaco López’s home and a court‑led awareness video recorded by Wanda Nara, L‑Gante and others.