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A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech

Social media firms are accused of stoking the disorder in the UK but have not commented on it. Why?

For days, similar scenes have played out across England and parts of Northern Ireland - unrest, communities in fear, a huge police presence, with the flames being fanned by social media. "I think that tech companies are often hesitant to wade into politically charged situations", Matt Navarra, a social media expert, told BBC News. Prof Lorna Woods, a professor of internet law at the University of Essex - who helped shape the legislation - told BBC News: "If the Act were fully in force, it wouldn't catch all the content.

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