24/08/2011

UK: Tories torn over regulating social media

 "In a country without a written constitution, British politicians struggle to contend with Twitter, Facebook and other social media at a time of crisis. David Cameron, in the aftermath of the riots, asked "whether it would be right" to ban people from using Facebook, Twitter or their BlackBerrys "when we know they are plotting violence, disorder and criminality". The backbench Conservative MP Louise Mensch went further, arguing that Twitter and Facebook should be taken down during "a major national emergency..." Continue reading
 
URL Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/24/cameron-twitter-regulation

Author organisation: The Guardian