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Pro-Russian accounts amplified French anger before protests
Pro-Russian social media accounts spread misinformation to fuel French protests and riots ahead of last weekend's unrest.
In brief
Pro-Russian social media accounts spread misinformation to fuel French protests and riots ahead of last weekend's unrest. An NGO found pro-Russian online networks manipulated information to increase anger in France before mass protests and riots. Originally reported by France24.
NGO finds pro-Russian accounts
Alliance4Europe research shows pro-Russian networks manipulated information online to exacerbate French anger ahead of last weekend's protests and riots.
“After analysing more than half a million posts across various social media platforms, the group says it was able to track the campaign back to the start of September”
Campaign tracked to September
The NGO tracked the pro-Russian information campaign back to the start of September after analysing more than half a million social media posts.
“After analysing more than half a million posts across various social media platforms, the group says it was able to track the campaign back to the start of September”
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Protests continue
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What matters most
An NGO found pro-Russian online networks manipulated information to increase anger in France before mass protests and riots.
