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Politics● Elevated5d ago · Oct 31, 2026, 11:21 AM

How social media has shaped France's protest movement

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe

The scale of online mobilization initially appeared to have caught the government off guard. It is now threatening to temporarily suspend social media platforms in the event of further violence.

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