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Dutch police to get more power to search social media


The Dutch cabinet has approved a proposal to grant police more authority to collect information from public sections of social media and other online platforms, RTL reports. Authorities say the change is intended to enable earlier intervention in situations that could escalate into public unrest, such as riots.

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