Misinformation and disinformation also played a part as young men rioted after school knife attack in Irish capital
Gardaí stand next to a burning police vehicle during riots after a stabbing incident in Dublin, Ireland on 23 November 2023.Gardaí stand next to a burning police vehicle during riots after a stabbing incident in Dublin, Ireland on 23 November 2023.Anyone in Ireland sitting in front of their television screen or checking their mobile phone about events unfolding in Southport this week could not help but be struck by the similarities to what happened in Dublin in November 2023.
It wasn’t long before false narratives about what happened spread and the far right issued a call to arms. What followed on a cold starry night was the worst rioting the Irish capital, normally a peaceful place, had seen in decades. My producers and I approached a group of men and women protesting outside a disused pub they said was going to be used to house asylum seekers.
As in Ireland the success of the legislation largely depends on the social media platforms almost immediately taking down dangerous and misleading content and enforcing their own guidelines.
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