{"id":550,"date":"2025-06-10T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=550"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:45:07","slug":"instagram-dms-used-for-targeted-gambling-recruitment-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=550","title":{"rendered":"Instagram DMs Used for Targeted Gambling Recruitment in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Instagram-DM-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Instagram-DM-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Instagram-DM-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Instagram-DM-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Instagram-DM-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Instagram-DM.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gambling recruiters in India are turning to Instagram direct messages to reach young users. 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