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Canada considers gambling ad restrictions; Spotify Family Plan verification continues

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Members of Parliament in Canada are considering new restrictions on gambling advertisements due to concerns about increasing harms. Meanwhile, Spotify has confirmed it will continue its verification process for Family Plan sharing, stating it is not a crackdown but also has no defined end date. Separately, deals are available on various tech products, including the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and S26 Ultra, as well as an HP OLED Copilot+ PC. AI

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Canada considers gambling ad restrictions; Spotify Family Plan verification continues

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Spotify confirms it won’t stop Family Plan sharing verification, but it’s not a ‘crackdown’ Earlier this week a new method of Spotify Family plan verification c

    Spotify confirms it won’t stop Family Plan sharing verification, but it’s not a ‘crackdown’ Earlier this week a new method of Spotify Family plan verification came to light and, in its latest earnings call, Spotify says that it’s not a “crackdown,” but also something that doesn’t…

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  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms Article URL: https://www. cbc.ca/news/investigates/gambl ing-ads-restrictions-canada-9.7388888

    MPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms Article URL: https://www. cbc.ca/news/investigates/gambl ing-ads-restrictions-canada-9.7388888 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0195873 Points: 13 # Comments: 3 https://www. cbc.ca/news/investi…

    LINKS cbc.ca/…/gambling-ads-restrictions-canada…

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