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INDOBALiNEWS - Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics has blocked online gambling site, around 2,945,150 online gambling content in almost a year.
Minister of Communication and Informatics Budi Arie Setiadi said the eradication of online gambling content was carried out as a form of the ministry's commitment in preventing its negative impacts to the society
"We have taken down 2,945,150 online gambling content from July 17, 2023 to June 13, 2024," he noted in a statement from his office on Saturday (June 15).
The eradication of online gambling content was carried out as a form of the ministry's commitment in preventing its negative impacts to the society, Setiadi remarked.
He said that his ministry has also submitted a proposal to close around 555 e-wallet accounts related to online gambling activities to Bank Indonesia.
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"The request to block 5,779 bank accounts related to online gambling to the Financial Services Authority (OJK) has been ongoing from September 18, 2023 to May 28, 2024," he said.
From July 17, 2023, to June 13, 2024, the ministry handled 16,596 gambling page inserts on educational sites and 18,974 on government sites.
It has also sent a warning letter to digital platforms such as X, Telegram, Google, Meta, and TikTok which unscrupulous individuals widely use to disseminate these sites.
