Indonesia
Without mentioning the bet on the President, the Communications and Digital Ministry categorized Polymarket as an online gambling site for facilitating money-based betting on specific outcomes or events.
The application of prediction market Polymarket is displayed on a smartphone on April 10, 2026. (Shutterstock/gguy)
The Communications and Digital Ministry has blocked access to United States-based online prediction market Polymarket around the same time it featured a bet on when President Prabowo Subianto would be ousted that was circulating widely on social media.The ministry announced on Friday it had restricted access to the platform, further categorizing Polymarket as an online gambling site for facilitating money-based betting on specific outcomes or events despite using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency assets.
Authorities would also track social media accounts affiliated with the website to further limit their spread in the country.
