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        "msgid": "expert-exposes-loopholes-explaining-why-online-gambling-remains-prevalent-in-indonesia-1778496837",
        "date": "2026-05-11 16:44:32",
        "title": "Expert Exposes Loopholes Explaining Why Online Gambling Remains Prevalent in Indonesia",
        "author": "Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Cybersecurity expert Alfons Tanujaya attributes the persistence of online gambling in Indonesia to low digital and financial literacy among the population, which makes people susceptible to promises of instant riches. He highlights that the massive internet user base, ranking fourth globally, is exploited by promoters offering high profits through social media and messaging apps. Strengthening literacy could prevent involvement in negative activities like illegal online loans and scams, ensuring the productive youth contribute to national progress.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Cybersecurity expert Alfons Tanujaya assesses\nthat the low digital and financial literacy of the population creates\nloopholes allowing online gambling to remain rampant in Indonesia.\nAccording to Alfons, the substantial profits gained by perpetrators lead\nto continuous open promotions for online gambling, from social media to\nmessaging applications. \u201cBecause the profits are huge. That\u2019s the core\nof it,\u201d said Alfons, quoted from Kompas TV on Monday (11\/5\/2026). Alfons\nstated that Indonesia has a very large number of internet users.\nHowever, this condition is not yet matched by adequate digital literacy\nskills among the public. \u201cSimply put, Indonesia\u2019s internet users rank\namong the four largest in the world. But our society\u2019s digital literacy\nis still relatively low. That\u2019s what is exploited,\u201d he said. \u201cIf the\npublic\u2019s digital literacy is good, they won\u2019t easily believe promises of\ninstant profits from online gambling,\u201d he added. He also assessed that\nthe public\u2019s financial capabilities need to be strengthened so they are\nnot easily tempted by digital gambling promotions. \u201cIf their financial\nliteracy is good, they also understand that there are no big profits\nwithout effort,\u201d said Alfons. According to him, the mindset of wanting\ninstant profits makes online gambling promotions more easily accepted by\nsociety. \u201cNow many people want to get money quickly just from likes,\nsubscribes, and so on. If digital and financial literacy is strong,\nsociety won\u2019t be easily tempted by things like that,\u201d he said. He warned\nthat the public\u2019s digital skills should not be directed towards negative\nactivities such as online gambling, illegal online loans, spam, and\nhoaxes. \u201cWe hope that the productive young generation can advance\nIndonesia in the next 10 to 20 years. But if they get trapped in online\ngambling and digital scams, that\u2019s what\u2019s dangerous,\u201d said Alfons.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/expert-exposes-loopholes-explaining-why-online-gambling-remains-prevalent-in-indonesia-1778496837",
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