Students of Unisa Yogyakarta Voice Rejection of Online Gambling from Zero Km Point Yogyakarta
Communication Science students of Universitas ‘Aisyiyah (Unisa) Yogyakarta called for resistance to the rise of online gambling (judol), with a campaign on the road of the Unisa Communication Science Student Creativity Event (Antariksa) 2025, at Yogyakarta’s Zero Kilometer Point, Wednesday (2/7/2025). Judol still needs to be a serious concern, because there are no progressive steps to eradicate it.
“The issue of online gambling has grabbed our attention several years ago, but to this day we have not seen more progressive steps (to eradicate), from who should regulate this, who are the perpetrators, and so on,” said Vice Rector IV of Unisa Yogyakarta, Ali Imron.
Imron encouraged the government not to be lax in eradicating judol. As an educational institution, Imron also said Unisa Yogyakarta was trying to take a role in eradicating judol and preventing the younger generation from being shackled by judol.
“As an educational community, we are well aware that one of the main targets who become victims in the end is the younger generation, the age of our students. I think it needs to be addressed, because really when students are trapped in judol, the entire academic process will experience destruction,” said Imron.
Imron reminded us that it is very easy for people to get caught up in judol with the advancement of technology. Those who are trapped in judol, sometimes due to ignorance and inadvertence. Therefore, it is important to provide literacy to the younger generation.
“We also educate them (students) on the importance of being careful in ‘clicking’ when surfing the internet. We raise awareness so that their fingers are careful,” said Imron.
Chairman of Antariksa 2025, Reza Al-Khifari, said that the campaign on the road was the culmination of three series of Antariksa 2025 activities, after the previous successes of Antariksa Goes to School and Antariksa Sapa Warga. This agenda is to remind the public about the dangers of judol.
“With the theme Every Click Can Take Your Life, this activity aims to increase public awareness of the dangers of online gambling, and invite the public to participate in the rejection movement through signing a petition of support,” said Reza.
In this action, in addition to speeches from the Vice Rector IV of Unisa Yogyakarta, there were also symbolic sessions of signing petitions, distributing sweet cards, street theatrical performances, and closed with a red light flashmob as a symbolic form that the danger of online gambling is now a serious threat that must be stopped together.
This campaign is also part of the 34th anniversary of Unisa Yogyakarta. This campaign received support from various parties, including the Yogyakarta Special Region Financial Services Authority (OJK DIY), Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI), and R.A. Yashinta Sekarwangi Mega, as a Member of Committee IV DPD RI.
