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00:00The Ministry of Communication and Digital, or ComDigi, continues to block online gambling websites.
00:08Currently, they are able to block hundreds to thousands of websites every day.
00:14Nevertheless, a number of experts assess that the strategy implemented by the current government does not answer the root of the problem.
00:21Researcher from Digital Forensic Indonesia, Ruby Alamsyah,
00:25stated that the steps of blocking so far have not had a significant impact in reducing the number of online gambling websites operating in Indonesia.
00:33According to him, blocking should only be a temporary solution.
00:39Ruby states that players or current owners have a much more sophisticated way to avoid or open blockages by the government.
00:47From the player's point of view, it is very easy for the Ministry of Communication and Digital to break through the blockade.
00:53A player just needs to access a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, to access a blocked website.
01:00With VPN, players provide an internet protocol address, or IP, abroad so that the website can still be accessed even if it is blocked in Indonesia.
01:11This was reported by Ruby to Tempo on Monday, November 18, 2024.
01:16Meanwhile, from the owner of the gambling website, Ruby states that they are currently able to launch a new website in just hours.
01:25Once a website is blocked, they will immediately change the domain name or IP address of the website.
01:33As a result, their website can operate again.
01:37Therefore, he estimates that the government's current blocking method will never be able to kill or reduce the number of online gambling websites operating in Indonesia.
01:48Moreover, the number of blockades is still far less than the emergence of new websites.
01:55Ruby admitted that he had offered an alternative solution to the Directorate General of Informatics Applications of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics in 2023.
02:05He suggested that the government analyze the pattern of website creation to find a strategy that is more effective in preventing the emergence of new websites.
02:14However, this proposal was not approved.
02:17Director Executive Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid said that the illegal business has grown fertile because it often receives protection from the Office of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics.
02:27The case of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics officials who are currently in charge of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics, according to him, is a public secret and a phenomenon of Mount Esaja.
02:35Usman also stated that blocking without transparency could potentially violate the rights of information and freedom of the internet of the people.
02:43Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Trisakti Abdul Fikar Hajar also assessed that blocking without an incident would be useless.
02:51Therefore, he suggested that the government strengthen cyber policy to eradicate online gambling practices to the level of the city.