Menkomdigi: President's Directives For Eradicating Online Gambling Without Compromise

Menkomdigi Meutya Hafid (photo: Dinda Buana/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, emphasized that efforts to eradicate online gambling in accordance with President Prabowo Subianto's directives were carried out seriously and without compromise.

Meutya said, in a Cabinet meeting that took place on Wednesday, November 6, Prabowo instructed that there be no collusion or protection against perpetrators involved in online gambling.

"He emphasized cross-ministerial and institutional cooperation to eradicate this problem completely," said the Minister of Communication and Trade in his official broadcast.

Meutya also added that efforts to eradicate online gambling will continue until this problem is completely resolved.

Because according to him, the war against online gambling is a long-term effort and not a short-term operation that has a certain deadline.

The war against online gambling is a long-term effort, not a short-term or time-limited operation. The President emphasized that small communities often become victims so that the state needs to pay special attention," he explained.

As one of the efforts to eradicate online gambling, Komdigi through the Directorate General of Information Application Control (PAI), has closed the sites http://wajibpilih.uk and http://mintriel.web.

Meanwhile, the online gambling affiliated Instagram accounts that have been prosecuted are @madamgossip.official2, @osb138, @video.war.brutal, @siskaeee_vip, @cinemelokal.id, and also @story_checkin.

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