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Foreign and ‘alt-Right’ activists target Irish voters on Facebook ahead of abortion referendum

New data shows how social media has become a battleground in a transatlantic backlash against abortion rights for Irish women

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Lila Rose, president of American anti-abortion campaign group Live Action.

Lila Rose, president of American anti-abortion campaign group Live Action | Flickr/American Life League. CC BY-NC 2.0. Some rights reserved

Foreign and ‘alt-Right’ activists are among those that have targeted Irish voters on Facebook ahead of next month’s historic referendum on abortion rights.