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Check First<p>Twitter used to be where news breaks. Now <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a>’s newsroom is broken. "During the riots in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>, for days, major hashtags on the riots such as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FranceOnFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceOnFire</span></a> were dominated by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> and far-right” While the context was different, in many ways the informational meltdown on Twitter resembled an almost impenetrable morass of mis- and disinformation <a href="https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/twitter-used-to-be-where-news-breaks-now-twitters-newsroom-is-broken/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">isdglobal.org/digital_dispatch</span><span class="invisible">es/twitter-used-to-be-where-news-breaks-now-twitters-newsroom-is-broken/</span></a></p>
Alexis Perrier<p>French national day <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/BastilleDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BastilleDay</span></a> or <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/14Juillet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>14Juillet</span></a> is the celebration of riots against the 1789 government.</p><p>Paradoxal that over 100,000s <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> are deployed across <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> today to prevent further ... riots </p><p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> which were caused by recurring <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/MalikOussekine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalikOussekine</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)The European Commission has criticised the French government for its handling of riots and for racial profiling of suspects after the police shooting of a 17...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moyXKtMuCsk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">France police reform: Complexities of policing in poorer areas</a>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Thousands of French protesters have defied a ban to march in central Paris against police violence, a week after riots sparked by the killing of a teenager i...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLalNT1I0a4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thousands defy bans in France to rally against police violence</a>
Payle<p>Until protesters get the courage, knowledge, tenacity and resources needed to evolve into rebels, they will never ever succeed anything. They will never ever get anywhere. </p><p>Until they’re willing to do whatever it takes—whatever it takes—then they’re just wasting their time. Just stay home and stay in one piece.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Frenchprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frenchprotests</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/micron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micron</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)In France, thousands of cars have been torched, countless shops looted and banks attacked during several nights of riots.The unrest over the shooting of a 17...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWYfb4SnaEc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is the economic cost of the riots in France? | Counting the Cost</a>
Raymond Scott Pert<p>After riots in France, Macron partially blames video games on violence : NPR</p><p>&gt;President Emmanuel Macron has mostly blamed social media for the , but he has also claimed that video games have inspired copycat violence and vandalism.<br> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/07/1186316124/france-riots-macron-video-games" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/07/07/1186316124/</span><span class="invisible">france-riots-macron-video-games</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Macron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macron</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
kim_harding ✅<p>Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment dominate misinformation around France violence <a href="https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis/islamophobia-immigrant-narratives-france-violence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">logicallyfacts.com/en/analysis</span><span class="invisible">/islamophobia-immigrant-narratives-france-violence</span></a> <br>Riots erupted across France on June 27 hours after Nahel Merzouk, a teenager of Algerian descent, was fatally shot by a police officer at a traffic stop in Parisian suburb Nanterre. This unrest in the country has propelled misinformation on social media platforms with hashtags like <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FranceOnFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceOnFire</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FranceHasFallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceHasFallen</span></a> gaining significant traction.</p>
Tucker Teague<p>An excellent discussion about the May 1968 French protests, what was really behind them but, most importantly, what they really mean for us today.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/May1968" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May1968</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/May68" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May68</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FranceProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceProtests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StudentMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marixist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marixist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a> <br><a href="https://vimeo.com/groups/129320/videos/262493786" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vimeo.com/groups/129320/videos</span><span class="invisible">/262493786</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Calm has returned to the streets of France after days of unrest following the killing of a 17-year-old boy by the police. Thousands of young people were deta...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdPX36dxU3I" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">France riots: Thousands of young people detained and facing trial</a>
Payle<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://squeet.me/profile/aljazeera" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aljazeera</span></a></span> No justice, no peace. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/FranceHasFallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceHasFallen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a></p>
IndiaNewsWatch<p>France riots: Why Hindu nationalists in India are backing the French far right</p><p>With many of the protestors in France being Muslims, Hindutva supporters in India are supporting the French far right.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nanterre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nanterre</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hindutva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hindutva</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HinduNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HinduNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/muslims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muslims</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/islamophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>islamophobia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianDiaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianDiaspora</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scroll.in/article/1051989/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">scroll.in/article/1051989/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Protests calling for peace have taken place outside town halls across France. They are in response to six nights of violent riots, following the police shoot...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aLYpAc7kpM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">France riots: Mayors rally for peace, call for end to clashes</a>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Dave Simonds on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FranceProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceProtest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/parisriots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parisriots</span></a> - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Christian Peverieri<p>Allons enfants de la Banlieue<br>Le jour de gloire est arrivé…</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel M has called for calm after days of unrest in France over his fatal shooting during a routine police traffic check.“The ...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs5ajIruY48" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slain teenager’s grandmother calls for end to riots in France</a>
afufa, vc., esq.<p><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/JusticeForNahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JusticeForNahel</span></a><br /><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/JusticePourNahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JusticePourNahel</span></a><br /><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Nahel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nahel</span></a><br /><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/NahelM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NahelM</span></a><br /><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>France</span></a> <br /><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> <br /><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Na%C3%ABl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Naël</span></a></p>
King Eric 👑<p>The real looting as follows:<br><a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/%CE%93%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Γαλλία</span></a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/franceriots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>franceriots</span></a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/macron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macron</span></a></p>
Thorsten Mense<p>Et encore une fois <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a> </p><p>»La Haine« bzw. »Hass« immer noch eine große Empfehlung, um ein wenig besser zu verstehen, was in Frankreich gerade passiert. </p><p>Der Film ist fast 30 Jahre alt. Die Geschichte, die er erzählt, ist heute so aktuell wie damals.</p>
interfluidity<p>as it happens I’m in Colombes, right next to Nanterre. everything is lovely.</p><p>social media always tells you the world is on fire, and it always is on fire. but a smaller part of the world is burning than social media pretends, to scare you into embracing bullshit.</p><p><a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/FranceRiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceRiots</span></a></p>