Pro-government outlet Fresh News rushed out a rebuttal, accusing the report of relying on outdated footage and unverified hearsay to deflect accountability. Yet despite attempts to downplay the scope of the industry, the government's own figures have made the official narrative hard to defend.
Following the 2019 online gambling ban, authorities claimed to have driven out hundreds of thousands of underground workers, declaring that telecom scam operations had been effectively wiped out. However, recent official reports touting new crackdowns proudly announced that another 400,000 individuals have been deported. If the syndicates were truly dismantled years ago, questions remain as to where this massive influx of workers came from.
Instead of quelling international scrutiny, the contradictory claims have only put the spotlight back on how deeply entrenched these gray-industry networks remain.
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