Online gambling sites are still mushrooming, Kominfo: They are smart
Kominfo faces many challenges in its efforts to suppress online gambling sites. (Photo: MNC)
- The Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) faces many challenges in its efforts to eradicate online gambling sites. Kominfo said that online gambling sites still exist because their managers are resourceful.
The Director General of Informatics Applications, Kominfo, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, revealed that online gambling site operators operate in a clever way. They moved secretly to avoid being blocked by Kominfo.
"We monitor it on search engines. But they are also smart. So they don't publish it directly (online gambling sites) so it can't be searched. He gives bit links via SMS or WhatsApp," said Semuel in a press conference, Friday (26/ 1/2024).
"Not to mention that the global internet has different rules (for each country). So they can enter from anywhere because they are connected to the world internet, where the rules are different," he said.
However, the man who is often called Semmy ensured that Kominfo would continue to work hard to improve the protection of digital space so that it is not polluted with negative content such as online gambling. He said that in doing so, Kominfo works every day.
Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie previously stated that he had asked telecommunications and internet service providers to continue to increase efforts to eradicate online gambling by ensuring the accuracy of system synchronization on databases of sites containing gambling content.
In fact, Kominfo is also expanding its eradication of online gambling content by blocking accounts that facilitate gambling activities. This is done because according to estimates, to date the value of online gambling transactions could reach IDR 160 trillion to IDR 350 trillion.
Situs Judi Online Masih Menjamur, Kominfo: Mereka Pintar
Kominfo menghadapi banyak tantangan dalam upaya memberangus situs judi online. (Foto: MNC)
- Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika (Kominfo) menghadapi banyak tantangan dalam upaya memberangus situs judi online. Kominfo menyebut situs judi online masih eksis karena pengelolanya punya banyak akal.
Direktur Jenderal Aplikasi Informatika Kominfo, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan mengungkap para penyelenggara situs judi online beroperasi dengan cara cerdik. Mereka bergerak secara sembunyi-sembunyi untuk menghindari blokir Kominfo.
"Kita pantau di search engine. Tapi mereka pintar juga nih. Jadi mereka enggak publish langsung (situs judi online) biar enggak bisa di-search. Dia kasih bit link lewat SMS atau WhatsApp," kata Semuel dalam konferensi pers, Jumat (26/1/2024).
"Belum lagi internet global aturannya beda-beda (setiap negara). Jadi mereka bisa masuk dari mana saja karena tersambung dengan internet dunia yang aturannya berbeda-beda," ucapnya.
Meski demikian, pria yang kerap disapa Semmy itu memastikan Kominfo tetap bekerja keras untuk meningkatkan penjagaan ruang digital agar tidak tercemar dengan konten negatif seperti judi online. Ia mengatakan dalam melakukannya, Kominfo bekerja setiap hari.
Menkominfo Budi Arie sebelumnya menyatakan telah meminta penyelenggara layanan telekomunikasi dan internet untuk terus meningkatkan upaya pemberantasan judi online dengan memastikan, ketepatan sinkronisasi sistem pada database situs yang mengandung konten perjudian.
Bahkan, Kominfo juga melakukan perluasan pemberantasan konten perjudian online dengan memblokir rekening yang memfasilitasi aktivitas perjudian. Ini dilakukan karena menurut estimasi, hingga saat ini nilai transaksi judi online bisa mencapai Rp160 Triliun sampai Rp350 Triliun.