UK Government in talks with social networks
The UK government is in talks with social networks such as Twitter following the London riots.
'The discussions looked at how law enforcement and the networks can build on the existing relationships and co-operation to prevent the networks being used for criminal behaviour,' said a spokesperson for the Home Secretary.
The Government is not seeking additional control over social networking sites however, insisted Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
'We are not going to become like Iran or China,' Nick Clegg told the BBC .'We are not going to suddenly start cutting people off'
Social networking, such as Blackberry Messenger are thought to have been used by looters in the recent riots to co-ordinate movements and incitement violence.
Social network sites seem to have reacted well to the talks.
'We welcome the fact that this was a dialogue about working together to keep people safe rather than about imposing new restrictions on internet services, said a Facebook spokesperson.
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Discuss in the forums ReplyIt does seem wrong though that only months ago the government was praising the use of social networks helping in coordination of several of the Arab uprisings and now they have a problem with them for the same reason they praised them, allowing coordination between normal people.
bugger me i just found out that im gay...
Hmm me too and about 5 billion other people... That's alot of adoptions :P
And congratulations on your coming out Nukeman8 and fdbh96!
Maybe you guys could hook up?
LOL
I personally don't trust what comes out of Clegg's mouth (let alone many other MPs) especially after the turn-arounds from his pre-election manifesto after he got into bed with the blues.
Nick Clegg is a phoney liberal.
This talk of manifesto "broken promises" is frankly bizarre - manifestos come with one big proviso: "If we get elected" and the LibDems weren't. Coalition means compromise and anyone who doesn't like that should blame the British public for not voting more for $FAVOURITE_PARTY - and oppose electoral changes that make coalitions more likely.
One might as well blame the Communist Party for breaking their manifesto - Trident hasn't been scrapped and Britain hasn't withdrawn from Afghanistan...
(apologies for thread sidetrack)
Hmmm, I'm big brother is watching you, the truth is out there etc
i seriously have a feeling we might just have another coalition. i know thats bad but current condition suggest that it either labour, or another coalition
remember that by their very natures governments and law enforcement are about control. many times this profits the greater good, often it does not. when it comes to what is considered "criminal" behavior, actions taken by the aforementioned will be for our own good, protection, etc. they are mostly reactive and do nothing to address the underlying causes because they have no intention and/or ability to rectify the underlying causes.