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Are parents to blame for social-media disorder?

In 2011, rioters used the BlackBerry messaging app to organise looting across the country. Twelve years on, and with BlackBerry a fading memory, young troublemakers are now apparently using video-sharing apps like TikTok to arrange public disorder.

These apps make it easy for people to set up mass events – sometimes called ‘flash mobs’ – with a few hours’ notice. Several “shoplifting

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