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Social media’s reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s death

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away on Monday. Reactions to her death have been incredibly varied and of a significant volume. Meltwater have put together this infographic outlining the statistics revolving around social media reactions to Monday's news.  Interestingly, 43 per cent of posts were of negative sentiment.

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