Facebook and Twitter to oppose calls for social media blocks during riots

The Guardian - 24 Aug, 2011
UK riots: Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger were accused of having helped spread unrest. Photograph: Michael Bowles/Rex Features Facebook and Twitter are preparing to face down government ministers over calls to ban people from social networks ...

UK riots: the questions social media giants need to answer

The Guardian - 24 Aug, 2011
Social networks are to face questions from ministers over their role in the UK riots " could they do more to stop unrest? Should Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry messenger be restricted during riots? Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images David Cameron ...

Facebook, Twitter to oppose social media blocks during riots

ZDNet (blog) - Zack Whittaker - 24 Aug, 2011
Summary: Facebook and Twitter are expected to offer 'no concessions' to police and government in future riots, as the British PM calls for social media sites to be 'blocked'. Both Facebook and Twitter ...

Police, riots, Facebook and Twitter

The Guardian - Lorne Campbell - 24 Aug, 2011
How do you convince a community of 1.1 million people that the rioting and looting they are seeing play out live on their television screens is not actually happening on their own doorstep? Particularly when social networks like Twitter and Facebook ...

How To Post Your Google+ Feed To Facebook And Twitter

Search Engine Land - Greg Finn - 24 Aug, 2011
One of the questions that we see a great deal of on our Search Engine Land Facebook Page and LinkedIn Group is “How can we get our Google+ feed to post in Facebook and Twitter?” The correct answer to that question is that no official way exists to have ...

Social networks meet Home Office over riots

How Do - 24 Aug, 2011
Facebook, Blackberry and Twitter were all criticised in the wake of the unrest after it emerged that looters were using the networks to coordinate action. Last week two men from Warrington were jailed for using Facebook to incite disorder when they set ...

Social networking and changing politics

Business Weekly (blog) - 24 Aug, 2011
It was predictable that social networking would be used in coordination of the recent riots, and thankfully also the clean-up. Of course it was. People will use whatever tools are available to communicate with each other - notched sticks, smoke signals ...

Social Networks Asked to Visit UK Home Office after Riots

Daily News Corner - 24 Aug, 2011
Representatives of leading social network platforms have been asked tо attend а meeting аt the United Kingdom's Home Office to discuss thеir role іn thе recent UK riots. The meeting, scheduled tо takе place оn Thursday, comеѕ аftеr rioters uѕed thе ...

Social networks asked to visit UK Home Office after riots

Wikinews - 24 Aug, 2011
Audio file created from text revision dated 2011-08-23 and may not reflect subsequent edits to this report. Shop on fire in Tottingham, London as a result of "Flash Mob" rioting. Representatives of leading social network platforms have been asked to ...

 

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