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Thousands of Finns join US boycott group on Facebook

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About 4,000 people have joined a Finnish Facebook group aimed at facilitating a boycott of US products and services.

There are a number of similar groups on the platform in other countries around the world, including in Denmark and Sweden .

People interested in US boycotts are motivated by a wide range of factors, according to Maria Lindén , a researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs .

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73

Informative language

70

Neutral language

61

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

66

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

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short-lived

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