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Al Jazeera Staff

Why are Indonesians on social media so supportive of Russia?

Indonesians are some of the world's most enthusiastic users of social media [File: Dita Alangkara/AP Photo]

Medan, Indonesia – In recent weeks, a story resembling one of Indonesia’s many popular soap operas has been doing the rounds on the country’s social media.

In the tale, a woman and her loyal husband divorced, and he agreed to pay off her debts while giving her custody of their three children. But after a rich neighbour seduced the woman, her ex-husband was so furious that he took one of the children back. The two others, meanwhile, demanded that their father discipline their mother.

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