'We need to stop' use of such outlets to organize mayhem: Prime Minister
(NEWSER) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is calling some unusual characters on the carpet for the violence that rocked England this week: Twitter, Facebook, and Blackberry. In fact, social media played such a key role in the unrest that Cameron is considering blocking users from the systems to prevent violence in the future. "Everyone watching these horrific actions will be struck by how they were organized via social media," he told parliament yesterday. "When people are using social media for violence, we need to stop them." Officials are now examining "whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services when we know they are plotting violence, disorder, and criminality," said Cameron. More»
