Exclusive-Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says

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An internal EU assessment says a covert Russian network used social media to exploit recent riots in France, blaming unrest on uncontrolled immigration and depicting the government as having lost control. The report describes an influence operation targeting narratives around the unrest.

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