Blogger Simbochka, whose Instagram account was blocked after a story with online casino advertising, stated about «double standards» on the part of advertising intermediaries and said that due to the blocking, she lost all sources of income and practically disappeared from social networks for several months.
Blogger Simbochka, whose Instagram account was blocked after a story with online casino advertising, stated about «double standards» on the part of advertising intermediaries and said that due to the blocking, she lost all sources of income and practically disappeared from social networks for several months.
She spoke about this in an interview with the show «Po Khatakh» on the YouTube channel «Radio Lux», commenting on the blocking of her Instagram page at the request of PlayCity. According to Simbochka, formally it was about casino advertising, but she believes that the responsibility fell solely on the bloggers, while the state agency that regulates the activities of the gambling business and, according to her, «covers» gambling platforms, continues to work:
«Casino advertising is complete crap, but the agency that does it covers casinos themselves, so there are double standards there.»
The blogger refuses to comment on the amount of the fine, calling the situation unfair and hinting at «certain circumstances» that she does not want to talk about publicly. She admits that the casino advertising was a wrong decision, but emphasizes: the blow fell primarily on those who removed the integrations, and not on those behind the promotion schemes.
Simbochka recalls that she simply disappeared from social networks for two months and painfully perceived the fine and blocking:
«At first I was depressed because I was struggling on my own and then imagine, they take away all your income. And it really hit me, because I sat there, talking to the nannies, saying, 'The day will come when I won’t even be able to pay you, then I don’t know what to do,'» the blogger said.
The influencer says she’s doing much better now. She’s running a new page and expects her audience «already knows» her and that her reach will eventually return. She says she’s trying to «get into a rhythm,» focus more on herself, and see the block as a painful but instructive experience with risky advertising.
Previously, dev.ua wrote about how the Ministry of Digital Transformation reported on the results of the work of the state agency for regulating gambling and lotteries PlayCity for October 2025. Four bloggers and a «sports site» received fines of UAH 4.8 million.
