For everyone who have applied for an Ed Visa, are you now being asked to get it done outside of Thailand?

I was doing a Visa with a gym in Muay Thai and had the appointment tomorrow (immigration)

They told me that because of some gangsters misusing the visa, they have now stopped giving Ed Visas from within Thailand.

Can anyone confirm?

I'm stressed as I don't know the process to apply it from a different country and everything is so unclear