JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs (Menkomdigi) Meutya Hafid said that the preachers played an important role in efforts to combat online gambling practices.

"The preachers have an important role in providing enlightenment to the people about the dangers of online gambling, both from religious, moral, and social aspects," he said as quoted in an official statement from the ministry in Jakarta, Sunday.

At the 2024 MUI Grand Da'i Standardization Graduation event in North Jakarta, Saturday (30/11), he invited preachers from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to actively participate in efforts to fight online gambling through their da'wah.

Meutya said that the preachers played an important role in efforts to build people's moral awareness about the dangers of online gambling.

The Minister of Trade stated that the digital space that continues to grow is not only a place for positive content to spread, but also negative content such as online gambling promotions that have a negative impact on people's lives.

Therefore, Meutya invites the dai to help efforts to ward off the bad influence of digitization through their da'wah.

"Our digital space needs to be filled with positive values. The preachers are at the forefront of conveying moral messages to the people while providing education about the dangers of online gambling," he said.

"Defamation in this digital era must be conveyed in a relevant and interesting way in order to reach more people," he added.

He said that the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs would intensify efforts to increase digital literacy among the dai to help them understand the challenges and opportunities in the digital space.

"We are committed to providing digital literacy for the preachers so that they can be more effective in conveying da'wah messages, against online gambling promotions that harm the Indonesian people," said Meutya Hafid.


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