Re:In wake of riots, British PM proposes social media ban
by jsrampton on Thursday August 11, 2011 @11:01PM
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I think shutting down people and social media in places that are looting, stealing, and making the world a worse place... I agree with that. I disagree on taking down social media when it's an organized legal matter. It's hard to make the distinction and not allow the couple people that ruin it for everyone else.
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Re:In wake of riots, British PM proposes social media ban
by lwhi on Friday August 12, 2011 @09:47AM
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The problem is you need to monitor traffic to be able to find out what's being communicated - and someone has to decide what constitutes illegal communication; which is a grey area in itself.
More often than not, any laws that are put into place involve the acquisition of new technology that can be appropriated by those in power to censor more forms of 'illegal' communication, further down the line.
It's a slippery slope, potentially leading to a repression of the population and almost absolute state control.