Jakarta, Indonesia

Open-source
research for justice.

Counterpoint is an independent investigative collective, working with civil society and media to uncover transnational crime, monitor conflicts, and investigate environmental and cybercrime through open-source verification, ground-truthing, and computational methods.

2
Active Investigations
7M+
Viewers Reached
1
Active Campaign
Investigations 01
Border Hell: Inside Asia’s Cyber Slavery Factories Active
C.01 →
Border Hell: Inside Asia’s Cyber Slavery Factories
Date
2019 - Ongoing
Location
Myanmar- Thailand Border
Partner
Deduktif.id
Type
Cybercrime, Human Rights
A landmark investigation exposing the transnational infrastructure behind Southeast Asia's digital slavery crisis, tracking cyber-scam compounds, online gambling mafias, and politically exposed persons across Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia. Triggered a formal Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) inquiry and reached over 7 million viewers across Indonesia and Malaysia.
Campaign
Active · 2023–ongoing · #EndModernSlaveryNow!

A transnational advocacy campaign anchored in the investigation "Neraka Perbatasan: Jejak Mafia Judi Online dan Perbudakan Digital di Asia."

7M+
Viewers Reached
3
Countries
1
Police Investigation Triggered
Open campaign page → Indonesia · Myanmar · Malaysia · Kamboja · Thailand
About
Counterpoint

Independent investigative collective. Jakarta, Indonesia.
"doing open source research for justice"

Contact
kwisnu@counterpoint.id

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training inquiries, and press.