Ask the Experts: Are We Heading Towards a Social Media Clampdown?
In the aftermath of the riots debates about the role social media played in the shocking and violent displays of greed and aggression has become an ongoing, controversial topic.
Rioters are known to have used the Blackberry messenger system, which is encrypted and untraceable, to organise the riots, along with the use of Facebook and Twitter.
In his address to the House of Commons David Cameron pointed the blame at social media networks. “Everyone watching these horrific actions will be stuck (sic) by how they were organised via social media.”
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