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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from jail cell in The Hague (www.theguardian.com)

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Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has been re-elected as mayor of the city of Davao, the family’s stronghold, despite being imprisoned thousands of miles away in The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 33 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It is worth noting that in PH, using Facebook is free but every other news source uses up a very small data cap. Few can afford to pay for data so everyone is totally hooked on Facebook. Also labor costs are low so buying a "troll army" to flood the zone is extremely cheap. Combine that with a very low level of education and it's just echo chambers of insanity everywhere.

There are striking similarities between the first Duterte campaign and Trump's 2016 campaign.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure Facebook had some say in why this is the way it is

[–] Auntievenim@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Facebook probably paid for the infrastructure on the stipulation that traffic to their site not be charged or something of the sort

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Labour costs being low is an understatement. Average worker makes about $10 for a full 8-hour shift, and that's before tax.

[–] jrs100000@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Mostly though hes just genuinely very popular in Davao City and has been for decades.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

This is exactly why right-wingers hate net neutrality. They want to be able to manipulate the Internet that people see.