What can governments do about online disinformation from abroad?

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What can governments do about online disinformation from abroad?

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Riots took place in Sunderland and elsewhere in the *** after online disinformation inflamed tensions over immigration

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Last week, police in Pakistan

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with cyberterrorism in connection with a misleading news article blamed for inciting riots in the ***. The article falsely claimed that the ******** of three ****** in Southport, ***, was carried out by an asylum seeker and the misinformation spread rapidly on social media, fuelling anger over immigration.

The threat of online disinformation stirring up real-world trouble is a major worry for governments around the world, and it can be especially hard to…

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