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A week of unrest in the UK - and a week of silence from big tech

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70% Informative

Messaging app Telegram has been the only firm to issue an on-the-record statement.

It is hoped the tide has started to turn on the streets after days of unrest.

But experts say the silence is "horrendous" and should not deter the government from taking action.

Prof Lorna Woods , a professor of internet law at the University of Essex , helped shape the legislation.

Two thirds of the British public want social media firms to be held more to account.

Prof Woods: "While organising a riot would be caught, some of the dog whistling tactics and disinformation would not be".

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67

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informal

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English

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43

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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