Preventing Gambling Ads on Facebook

Follow these steps on any iOS device to force the Facebook app. to open any links in your preferred external browser (usually Safari).

1. Open the Facebook app.
2. When you click on any external links, they will open in Facebook’s in-app browser.
3. Click on the triple-dot menu at the top right of your screen, then click Open in Safari.

Unfortunately on an iOS device, you will need to do this each time you click an external link on Facebook.

Follow these steps on any Android device to force the Facebook app. to open any links in your preferred external browser (usually Google Chrome).

1. Open the Facebook app and click the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal, parallel lines) in the bottom right corner.
2. Click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
3. Click Media and Contacts, and select the ‘Links open externally’ button to ON.

Follow the steps below on any iOS device to find and remove different criteria Facebook uses to target the ads you see when using their platform.

1. Open the Facebook app and click the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal, parallel lines) in the bottom right corner.
2. Click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
3. Scroll to Ads and select Ad Preferences.

1. Your interests. Click ‘see all your interests’ and delete those that are not relevant to you. At the top of the page is a drop down menu with categorised interests - don’t forget to check all categories.
2. Advertisers and Businesses. In this section you can find and remove which advertisers and businesses have directly targeted you with an ad, and those you’ve interacted with. To stop seeing ads from any of these advertisers, click ‘see all’ and click the three stacked dots to select the ‘hide ads’ option.
3. Your information. In this section, you can edit whether Facebook shows you ads based on the information in your profile.
4. Ad settings. In this section you can edit what data Facebook uses to determine which ads it shows you. Make sure to read through each option before deciding whether to turn it off.
5. Hide ad topics. In this section you can add keywords to prevent seeing certain ads. Add keywords such as ‘gambling’, ‘pokies’ and ‘lotto’.

Follow the steps below on any Android device to find and remove different criteria Facebook uses to target the ads you see when using their platform.

1. Open the Facebook app and click the hamburger menu icon (three horizontal, parallel lines) in the bottom right corner.
2. Click Settings & Privacy, then Settings.
3. Scroll to Ads and select Ad Preferences.

1. Your interests. Click ‘see all your interests’ and delete those that are not relevant to you. At the top of the page is a drop down menu with categorised interests - don’t forget to check all categories.
2. Advertisers and Businesses. In this section you can find and remove which advertisers and businesses have directly targeted you with an ad, and those you’ve interacted with. To stop seeing ads from any of these advertisers, click ‘see all’ and click the three stacked dots to select the ‘hide ads’ option.
3. Your information. In this section, you can edit whether Facebook shows you ads based on the information in your profile.
4. Ad settings. In this section you can edit what data Facebook uses to determine which ads it shows you. Make sure to read through each option before deciding whether to turn it off.
5. Hide ad topics. In this section you can add keywords to prevent seeing certain ads. Add keywords such as ‘gambling’, ‘pokies’ and ‘lotto’.