{"id":777038358,"date":"2026-02-24T10:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038358"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:07:16","slug":"thai-police-and-meta-discuss-progress-on-crackdown-against-illegal-gambling-and-scam-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thai-police-and-meta-discuss-progress-on-crackdown-against-illegal-gambling-and-scam-networks","title":{"rendered":"Thai Police and Meta discuss progress on crackdown against illegal gambling and scam networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The collaboration has led to the disabling of more than 52,000 suspicious Facebook pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- Senior Royal Thai Police (RTP) officers have met with Meta representatives to discuss enhancing mechanisms for detecting and blocking illegal platforms, as well as deceptive advertising used to lure victims into overseas scam centres. The initiative will see coordination between the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) and Meta\u2019s public policy team in Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to RTP data, the partnership has already resulted in the disabling of more than 52,000 Facebook pages suspected of illegal activity between October 2025 and February 2026. Monthly meetings are being held to monitor progress, assess emerging cyber threats and refine enforcement strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Thai Police framed the collaboration as part of a broader national push to combat cybercrime<\/a> amid regional concern over transnational scam networks and unlicensed gambling platforms leveraging social media.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Thailand blocks nearly 184,000 illegal gambling websites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The collaboration has led to the disabling of more than 52,000 suspicious Facebook pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777038364,"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 Royal Thai Police (RTP) and Meta have intensified their collaboration to combat cybercrime, specifically targeting illegal platforms and deceptive advertising that funnel victims into overseas scam centers and unlicensed gambling operations. This initiative, involving the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) and Meta's public policy team, has already resulted in the disabling of over 52,000 suspicious Facebook pages between October 2025 and February 2026, with ongoing monthly reviews to refine enforcement strategies.","focusai_entities":"Royal Thai Police, Meta, Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB)","focusai_location":"Thailand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Meta's Detection Efficacy","query":"What specific technological enhancements or data-sharing protocols are being implemented by Meta to improve the detection and blocking efficacy of illicit gambling and scam pages, and how are these measured?"},{"label":"Cross-Border Regulatory Impact","query":"How will this collaboration between RTP and Meta influence broader regional efforts to combat transnational scam networks and unlicensed gambling operations, particularly regarding data sharing and enforcement beyond Thailand's borders?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[24634,24840,24671,342],"class_list":["post-777038358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-meta","tag-online-fraud","tag-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038358","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=777038358"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038377,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038358\/revisions\/777038377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777038364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}