Government Warns Against Rioting

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Cabinet Office spent £160k on social media ads trying to quell far-right riots

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Cabinet Office paid for adverts on Snapchat, TikTok and digital news platforms.

The marketing push sought to deter potential rioters by highlighting the risks of taking part in the violence.

Officials estimate the ads were seen by 32 million people.

Experts said the decision to counter inflammatory material with online messages may have helped “take the wind out of the sails” of the widespread disorder.

Post inciting violence or hatred is now more likely to be created by activists and extremists.

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue said the unrest had roots in causes from white nationalism to anti-Muslim racism.

The think-tank said the UK ’s counter-extremism strategy needs to be overhauled to tackle a cocktail of broader threats to democracy including misinformation by hostile states.

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