{"id":777030628,"date":"2025-08-21T12:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777030628"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:54:24","slug":"indonesia-drafts-vpn-regulations-to-strengthen-online-gambling-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indonesia-drafts-vpn-regulations-to-strengthen-online-gambling-crackdown","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia drafts VPN regulations to strengthen online gambling crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The government is seeking expert input on new rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Indonesia.- The Indonesian government is preparing regulations to restrict the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) as part of its crackdown on online gambling. It says VPNs enable users to circumvent geoblocking measures intended to block illegal betting and pornography websites, making enforcement a \u201ccat-and-mouse\u201d game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Kemenko Polkam, has identified two priorities: strengthening site-blocking technology and drafting VPN-specific rules. Officials have invited legal and technology experts to provide input, stressing the urgency of new measures amid widespread VPN use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indonesia has high VPN usage, with nearly 39 per cent of internet users using the technology, according to 2022 data. Experts warn that around 30 per cent of users employ the tools to access restricted content, including gambling sites. Professor Sinta Dewi Rosadi of Padjadjaran University said many online gamblers earn less than IDR5m (US$309) a month, and children may also be among those accessing betting platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Philippine Senate begins hearings on calls for online gambling ban or stricter regulation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government is seeking expert input on new rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777030631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Indonesian government is intensifying its crackdown on illegal online gambling by developing new regulations to restrict Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage, which currently allows users to bypass geoblocking measures. The Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs is seeking expert input to strengthen site-blocking technology and draft specific VPN rules, citing high national VPN usage and the vulnerability of low-income individuals and minors.","focusai_entities":"Kemenko Polkam, Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Sinta Dewi Rosadi, Padjadjaran University","focusai_location":"Indonesia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), tech_data (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"VPN Blocking Efficacy?","query":"What specific technical measures are being considered to effectively identify and block VPN traffic without impacting legitimate internet usage, and what is their projected efficacy?"},{"label":"Enforcement & Legal Ramifications?","query":"How will the proposed VPN restrictions be enforced, and what are the potential legal ramifications for individuals or service providers found to be non-compliant with the new regulations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[225,4138,24871],"class_list":["post-777030628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-legislation","tag-online-gambling","tag-vpn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777030628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777030628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777030628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777030670,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777030628\/revisions\/777030670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777030631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777030628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777030628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777030628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}