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The Riots, The Police and Social Media

Adam and Marianna have a chat with the UK鈥檚 Counter Terror Chief.

Today, Adam and Marianna are joined by Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, the head of UK Counter Terror Policing.

They discuss what his role entails and the content his team had to assess in the wake of riots in the UK this summer. Matt Jukes describes how his team deal with online threats, the job of governments and regulators to balance freedom with security, and his team鈥檚 interactions with social media companies - as well as what he would say to Elon Musk.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 成人快手. It was presented by Adam Fleming and Marianna Spring. It was made by Chris Flynn with Miranda Slade and Reeta Jobanputra. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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