People Who Started Gambling Before 18 - TikTok Influencer Marketing

Journalist investigating how TikTok influencers market sports betting to minors- looking to hear your story (Mod Approved) TDLR- journalism still doesn’t Northeastern, working on a published investigation for commonwealth beacon about how sports betting companies use TikTok influencers to target minors. Looking to speak with anyone who started gambling before 18 or was influenced by social media/influencers. Post approved by mod. Hey everyone, I want to be upfront: I’m a journalist student at Northeastern University and I’m here because it was directed to this community by your moderator who has been incredibly generous and helping me understand this issue. This post has his approval. I’m working on an investigative piece for a Commonwealth beacon, a nonprofit news outlet covering Massachusetts. The stories about how online sports betting companies use TikTok influencers to market young audiences – including minors – and whatever they do so knowingly. I understand that this industry has caused real harm to people, and that trust doesn’t come easy – specially from stranger on the Internet claiming to be a journalist. That’s fair. I’m not here to sensationalize anyone’s experience or push any agenda. I want to tell this story, accurately, and that means I need to hear from people who lived it. I was specifically hoping to connect with anyone who: Started gambling or sports betting before age 18. Was introduced to bedding to social media: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, influencers, promo codes, etc. Has thoughts on how the industry target young people online. If you’re not comfortable, sharing publicly, DMS are open. Once the story is published, I’ll come back and share the link here. We’re rolling enough to talk matters, and I want to see the impact it makes. Thank you for reading, and thank you to this community for existing.