Indonesia’s content platforms and government agencies have upped their efforts in the fight against content piracy conducted through the Telegram messaging application.
Among some of the pirated titles were from Indonesia’s top streaming platform Vidio, including Ratu Adil starring Dian Sastrowardoyo, Love Ice Cream, Merajut Dendam and Pertaruhan‘s second season.
These shows were illegally distributed via Telegram, which is headquartered in Dubai. This week, Indonesian A-list star Sastrowardoyo, who has 9.2 million followers on Instagram, shared stories on her social media page about local anti-piracy measures.
In the last two months, operations by the West Java Police have resulted in the arrests of two suspects in their twenties who are allegedly the administrators behind the illegal sharing of copyrighted films and series via Telegram’s channels.
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