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European police use AI video-tracking tools to tackle rioters

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Protesters take cover behind a plywood board as they clash with French gendarmes during demonstrations in Paris, France, October 2026. © Abdul Saboor/Reuters

Confronted with a new kind of threat emerging on social media, police forces in France, Italy and Spain are scrambling to acquire artificial intelligence tools capable of analysing video feeds during protests.

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Spotlight | France, Italy, Spain
European police use AI video-tracking tools to tackle rioters

Confronted with a new kind of threat emerging on social media, police forces in France, Italy and Spain are scrambling to acquire artificial intelligence tools capable of analysing video feeds during protests.

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Spotlight | France, Italy, Spain European police use AI video-tracking tools to tackle rioters

Confronted with a new kind of threat emerging on social media, police forces in France, Italy and Spain are scrambling to acquire artificial intelligence tools capable of analysing video feeds during protests.

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Spotlight | France, Italy, Spain
European police use AI video-tracking tools to tackle rioters

France
Paris transit officials ramp up security ahead of protests

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France, Poland
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