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Northern Ireland Riots Stoked by Social Media Accounts From US, UK

Bloomberg Tech · Jul 1, 2026, 8:46 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Researchers found that 30% of accounts that amplified inflammatory statements in days after knife attack were based in the US.

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