Jakarta, Nov. 6 -- Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid stated that her ministry has taken down over 2 million online gambling websites in the period of October 20-November 2, 2025.

"From October 20 to November 2, 2025, the number of websites and web contents (taken down) is 2,458,934, of which 2.1 million were websites and the remainder were file-sharing contents," Hafid stated in a press conference on Thursday.

According to Hafid, the ministry detected at least 123,000 file-sharing contents on various social media platforms during the period, including 106,000 on Meta platforms, 41,000 on Google and YouTube, and 18,600 on X (formerly Twitter).

The minister emphasized the need to optimize stakeholder collaboration t...