Attention Parents, Here’s How to Protect Your Children from Getting Caught in Online Gambling

Sure! Here’s the translation of the provided text while preserving the HTML tags: "Dream - The development of information technology is like two sides of a coin. On one side, it provides many conveniences for society, but on the other side, there are hidden dangers that lurk, especially for children, the future golden generation of Indonesia. Based on a survey by the Indonesian Internet Service Providers Association (APJII) in 2024, the number of internet users in Indonesia reached 221,563,479 people or 79.5% of the total population of 278,696,200 people in Indonesia in 2023. The penetration of the internet is significantly contributed by the Generation Z group, or those born between 1997 and 2012, which accounts for 34.40%."

"The post-Z generation or those born after 2013 has a penetration rate of 9.17%."

"They generally spend 97 percent of their time surfing the internet using smartphones. Unfortunately, many of them stop by online gambling sites. This can happen because these sites never impose strict requirements as if someone were entering a gambling house or casino, for example, having to be at least 21 years old. Online gambling itself has become a major problem that the government is currently fighting against. Because in addition to targeting adults, online gambling also targets children as players."

According to data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), a total of 1,160 children aged under 11 years conducted 22 thousand online gambling transactions worth up to Rp3 billion. Meanwhile, there are 4,514 children aged 11-16 years who carried out 45 thousand online gambling transactions valued at Rp7.9 billion. "All of them are school children, children who are gaining knowledge or who are being prepared to become the future leaders of Indonesia," said PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana on Friday, July 26, 2024.

"It was mentioned that there are a total of 197,054 children aged between 11-19 years who made online gambling deposits amounting to Rp293.4 billion and 2.2 million transactions."

"Therefore, children's activities must be monitored, especially in their surrounding environment, to prevent them from falling into online gambling. Parents play an important role in the effort to protect children. Not only from acts of violence or bullying, but children must also be protected from online gambling addiction."

The SohIB Community provides several ways for children to avoid online gambling. The SohIB Community is a community that presents digital information studies in the form of data and facts every day for a better Indonesia. This community shares tips so that children do not get trapped in online gambling, by explaining the dangers with examples and images. Parents can explain the laws of playing online gambling and the financial risks involved to their children. Make sure to use language that is easy to understand so that children comprehend. "Then, regularly monitor your child's browsing history on their phone or other gadgets using monitoring applications," wrote the SohIB community as reported by Instagram @id_sohib, Thursday, August 8, 2024.

"The way to prevent children from playing online gambling can also be done by creating a gadget play schedule. Parents should also block online gambling sites so that children can focus on studying and playing."

"An equally important thing, take time to play and chat with your child so they receive positive emotional support. "Spend time together, be a good role model, and provide positive emotional support," he wrote."

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