Technical giant Google on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the money laundering investigation related to the promotion of illegal online betting and gambling advertisements. Meanwhile, in the same case no representative of Meta was presented to investigate the ED. The Central Investigation Agency has called both technical giants to appear today, as they sought additional time after not appearing on July 21. Last week, a Google spokesperson said that it is committed to keeping its platform safe and banning the promotion of illegal gambling advertisements. We are giving our full support and support to the investigating agencies to make bad people responsible and keep users safe.

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The ED has accused both Google and Meta of actively helping the promotion of those betting apps, which are currently under investigation for serious financial fraud, including money laundering and hawala transactions. Officials allege that these technical companies provided major advertising slots and allowed websites related to these online betting platforms to gain visibility on their respective platforms, which led to the widespread reach of these illegal activities.

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The agency is carefully examining a huge network of online betting apps, many of which are suspected to be disguised and indulged in illegal gambling. These platforms are believed to have generated illegal funds of crores of rupees, which is often sent through complex hawala channels to avoid detection. It is believed that the ED has called these legendary companies in the technology sector to know how such illegal platforms put advertisements on their portal.