Online Gambling Advertisements Invade the Youtube Chat Column of the DKI Provincial KPU During the Second Debate of the 2024 Jakarta Gubernatorial and Deputy Gubernatorial Candidates

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JAKARTA - Online gambling advertisements invaded the Youtube chat column of the DKI Jakarta Provincial KPU when broadcasting the second round of the 2024 Jakarta Gubernatorial and Deputy Gubernatorial debate live. These online gambling advertisements boldly stated that whoever the governor is, they will still play football on the advertised site.

"Whoever the governor is, if you play football on ******, no matter how much you win, you will be paid in full !!," wrote the online gambling account.

These advertisements received attention from netizens who watched the debate live.

"Can't comment calmly anymore,"

"Ignore online gambling," netizens grumbled.

The DKI Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) held the second debate for the gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidate pairs for the 2024 DKI Jakarta Pilkada at the Beach City International Stadium (BCIS) in the North Jakarta Administrative City, Sunday, October 27 evening.

The theme raised in the second debate was "Economy and Social Welfare". This theme is divided into six sub-themes, namely integrated infrastructure and excellent basic services, education and health.

Then the handling of social inequality, the development of the digital economy and MSMEs, then, tourism and the creative economy and inflation of basic necessities.

The participants in the debate were the candidate pair for governor and deputy governor number 1 Ridwan Kamil-Suswono (RIDO), candidate pair number 2 Dharma Pongrekun-Kun Wardana (Dharma-Kun) and candidate pair number 3 Pramono Anung-Rano Karno (Pram-Doel).

Previously, the first debate was held at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo), Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Sunday (6/10) night with the theme "Strengthening Human Resources and Transforming Jakarta into a Global City". The third stage of the Jakarta Pilkada debate is scheduled to return on November 17, 2024.