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#EnMémoire: Twitter memorial causes controversy online

Anne-Sophie BrändlinNovember 19, 2015

A Twitter account has started honoring victims of the Paris attacks by posting a memorial for each life lost. But the project is fueling a debate online about the appropriateness of using Twitter to remember the victims.

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