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Belfast unrest shows the power of social media as far‑right views on immigration enter the mainstream

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par Paul Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Communications, Media and Democracy, University of Glasgow

Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile, the far-right was quick to exploit the situation to further an anti-immigration agenda.

Violent unrest followed on the streets of Belfast and beyond on Tuesday evening. Houses, cars and a bus were set alight, and masked men were seen smashing in windows. Some of the attacks…

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