Account holders are no longer able to withdraw money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Indonesia.- Juda Agung<\/strong>, the deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), has announced that 7,500 accounts have been frozen due to alleged links with online gambling. Holders can not use the accounts or withdraw funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Agung said at a press conference: \u201cPayment service providers, both banks and non-banks, must have fraud detection system to identify accounts used for online gambling transactions and other fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gambling in Indonesia is illegal<\/strong> for both citizens and foreigners. Several ministers are collaborating with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to\u00a0stop the use of payment and banking systems<\/a> for online gambling. The government has also implemented a monitoring system using artificial intelligence to\u00a0detect websites associated with online gambling<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Meutya Hafid<\/strong>, Indonesia’s communication and digital affairs minister, said authorities had taken down 380,000 pieces of online gambling content since October 20. A week ago, Hafid <\/strong>announced a restructuring of the communications ministry following the arrest of ten officials accused of accepting bribes from online gambling operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Indonesian National Police has reported that it has identified 85 influencers suspected of promoting online gambling on social media. At a press conference at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Office in Central Jakarta, commissioner general\u00a0Wahyu Widada<\/strong>\u00a0said police began investigations following the creation of\u00a0the Online Gambling Eradication Task Force<\/a>\u00a0on November 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIndonesia investigates 85 influencers for allegedly promoting online gambling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n