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View all search resultsMyanmar's Myawaddy scam centres are part of a Southeast Asia network involving criminal gangs trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to help generate illicit revenues running into billions of dollars a year, according to the United Nations.
Protecting children on digital platforms will require the involvement of parents and other parties on top of limiting the age of social media users, a lawmaker and observers have said amid the government's plan to ban minors from social media.
The police have widened their online gambling investigation by questioning a high-ranking official from the Communications and Digital Ministry, in an apparent attempt to uncover the conspiracy of government workers abetting the illicit activity and receiving kickbacks in return.
“[The telecom companies] have all agreed to back the effort, and they will do their best to prevent, reduce and narrow the space for online gambling activities moving forward,” a Communications and Digital Ministry official said.
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