Meutya Hafid Reveals Online Gambling Content Data and Highlights Fund Flows

Jakarta – Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has disclosed data on online gambling content and highlighted the flow of funds linked to the activity. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) is expanding its strategy to combat online gambling by targeting the entire chain, from the spread of content to transactions and fund flows.

She said that blocking websites and removing content alone would not be enough to stop gambling in the digital sphere. Changes in offenders’ methods mean the government must strengthen its response across the board and involve multiple sectors.

“It is not enough just to cut off access or take down the content. We must narrow all the avenues available to them, from content and platforms through to the transactions and fund flows that keep the gambling ecosystem alive,” Meutya said in a written statement received by VIVA on Tuesday (13 October 2026).

Meutya explained that cutting off access to content remained an important part of the campaign against online gambling. However, she said, this needed to be accompanied by efforts to stop the transactions and fund flows that enable gambling to continue.

The scale of the response is reflected in the volume of content acted upon by Komdigi. Between 1 January and 31 December 2025, the government handled 2,087,109 items of gambling content.

Of these, 1,809,358 came from websites and IP addresses. The remainder was found across various digital services: 122,366 items on file-sharing services, 92,322 on Meta platforms, 43,475 through Google and YouTube, 16,526 on X, 1,882 on Telegram and 1,166 on TikTok.

Enforcement continued in 2026. Meutya said that from 20 October 2024 to 11 September 2026, Komdigi had handled 5.15 million items of negative content, of which 4.03 million related to gambling.

The figures illustrate the scale of action against online gambling content. However, Meutya stressed that the number of items taken down was not the sole measure of success.

Blocking a website or address does not automatically dismantle the networks supporting the activity. Without action against the wider ecosystem, offenders can still use other channels to distribute content, direct users and carry out transactions.