The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) is cracking down on online gambling during the 2026 World Cup, revealing that over 13,000 URLs have been blocked in 18 days.

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) is cracking down on online gambling during the 2026 World Cup, revealing that over 13,000 URLs have been blocked in 18 days. The public is also warned to be cautious about disseminating content that may violate the Computer Crime Act.

On June 21, 2569 at 11.09:XNUMX p.m. Ms. Nan Bunthida Somchai, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DE). It has been revealed that, as per the policy directive from Mr. Chaiyanok Chidchob, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DE), measures are being taken to prevent and address security and social threats.

The order mandates enhanced efforts to prevent and suppress online crime, including blocking illegal social media platforms, pages, and website URLs, particularly targeting and blocking online gambling websites and related URLs. This aligns with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's directive for the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to integrate its work with relevant agencies to prevent and suppress online gambling.

Recently, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) has blocked 13,888 social media pages and website URLs related to illegal gambling, acting on court orders and in cooperation with relevant platforms, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup from June 1st to 18th, 2569 (a period of 18 days).

“The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) has integrated its efforts with relevant agencies and coordinated with various platforms to immediately enhance the blocking of URLs related to online gambling upon detection of any wrongdoing, as instructed by Minister Chaiyachanok to intensify monitoring and blocking efforts. In the past 18 days, over 13,000 such sites have been blocked.”

By utilizing AI technology to detect and analyze social media websites related to online gambling, the public is warned to be cautious about disseminating potentially illegal content on digital media and social media, especially on gambling-related websites and various online scams. Unintentional exposure to such content may constitute an offense under Section 14 of the Computer Crime Act. The Deputy Minister of Digital Economy and Society said:

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