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Deluge of abuse sent on X to prominent UK politicians in election period

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Summary
Nutrition label

75% Informative

Rishi Sunak , Keir Starmer , Diane Abbott , Suella Braverman and Sadiq Khan were, between them, sent more than 85,000 clearly abusive messages between 1 May and 30 July .

The University of Sheffield study monitored a range of abusive messages ranging from “milder” posts branding politicians liars to more severe abuse including personal attacks.

VR Score

79

Informative language

80

Neutral language

36

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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