Think of this as the next step beyond pirated DVDs, copied software, and websites that illegally stream films and TV series. This gray market serves to maintain their (web-hosted) creature comforts, or in some cases necessary tools for their jobs. ![]() Yet adjustments made by businesses during the pandemic have slashed the household incomes of many people across the country-at a time when Indonesia is on the brink of a recession. But every byte of data that moves across fiber optic cables or through cellular devices carries a price tag. We need them for work, entertainment, and even socialization from a distance. Screens and high-speed internet connections have become central to the lives of many households. These dealings come at a time when the the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many Indonesians to spend much, much more time at home, venturing out of their residences only for necessities like food and daily goods. Rather, they are selling access offered by gray market traders who deal in illegal logins at a fraction of the officially set prices. These accounts are not commissioned by international platforms for a marketing blitz. ![]() These are notes left by accounts that sell access to various streaming and utility platforms, like Netflix, Spotify, Zoom, and Canva. ![]() But recently, in Indonesia, there’s a new type of reply appearing under viral posts. Often enough, spammers slide into the replies of popular tweets.
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