Social Media and the Belfast Riots: Articles in The Conversation, New Statesman and The Times
I have three new articles out on the role of social media in the violent disorder seen in Northern Ireland this week. On Wednesday I wrote for the Conversation UK on how social media had been used by…
I have three new articles out on the role of social media in the violent disorder seen in Northern Ireland this week. On Wednesday I wrote for the Conversation UK on how social media had been used by far-right agitators like Tommy Robinson to incite violence in Belfast and other towns. I argued that while more could be done to prevent online hate and misinformation, the toxic discourse around immigration was a bigger problem.
