Komdigi Has Blocked More Than 7.9 Million Judol Content, Most Of The Website

Director General of Information and Public Communication Pre-Revolutionary (photo: dock. VOI)

JAKARTA - From October 20, 2024 to November 5, 2024 at 06.00 WIB, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) has blocked as much as 227,811 content related to online gambling, or around 14,238 content per day.

There are allegations that Komdigi Ministry employees are involved in online gambling syndicates, by ranking 1000 online gambling sites, according to the suspect's confession. Meanwhile, the Director General of Information and Public Communication (IKP) of Komdigi, Prabu Revolution, emphasized his commitment to eradicating online gambling in the country.

Prabu stated that prosecution is not only about the number and perpetrators who support online gambling, but also about protecting the public from exposure to content that has the potential to damage the mental, economic and social order.

Accounts with large numbers of followers reaching hundreds of thousands do not escape the action, including @siskaeee_vip, @cinemallokal.id, @story_checkin.

Accumulatively since 2016 until today, the government has blocked more than 7.9 million online gambling content, from websites to social media.

Based on a recent report from the Directorate of Information Application Control (PAI) Komdigi, most of the online gambling content that was successfully lowered came from online sites and IPs, with a total of 213,336 content or equivalent to 93% of the total content being prosecuted.

Then followed by social media platform Meta with 7,523 content (3.3%), file-sharing with 4,491 content (1.9%), Google and YouTube with 1,612 content (0.7%), Twitter/X with 816 content (0.3%), and Tiktok with 2 content detected.

We see that the site platform and IP still dominate in the dissemination of content. However, we also remain vigilant with the emergence of new forms of spreading this content on social media, "explained Prabu.

In addition to blocking efforts, the Ministry of Trade is also aggressively educating the public regarding the dangers of online gambling and the importance of prevention from an early age. The government also urges the public to be more vigilant and realize the great risks that can arise from online gambling activities.