British PM Cameron Threatens to Shut Down Social Media

In response to this week’s London riots, British Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed a shutdown of social media services including Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger. In a statement, Cameron said, “…[W]hen people are using social media for violence we need to stop them. So we are working with the police, the intelligence services and industry to look at whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services when we know they are plotting violence, disorder and criminality.”

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