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Pro-Russian networks amplified anger ahead of riots in France

By , based on France 24

Pro-Russian networks amplified anger online in France ahead of mass protests and violence, according to a study by the NGO Alliance4Europe. The organisation says it identified more than 500,000 posts and tracked the campaign back to early September, in research presented by France 24.

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