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In run-up to mass protests and riots, pro-Russian accounts amplified French anger, NGO finds

Research carried out by the Alliance4Europe NGO suggests that pro-Russian networks manipulated information online in an effort to exacerbate anger in France ahead of last weekend's massive protests and subsequent unrest. 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. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Omri Preiss, Managing Director at the Alliance4Europe.

Where: Cairo, France, Paris

Exact coordinates

cairo: 30.040, 31.240
france: 46.230, 2.210
paris: 48.860, 2.350

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In run-up to mass protests and riots, pro-Russian accounts amplified French anger, NGO finds
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