Social Networking Riots Spread

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, said the unrest in his country due to widespread social networking media. For this reason, the government is currently seeking ways to stop the spread of provocative information on these sites.
Cameron said that the spread of information is too easily and freely in the various social networks sometimes cause problems. To ensure these sites do not play a negative role in riots, the government will discuss this in a meeting with representatives of social media and telecommunications in Britain, among them Facebook, Twitter, and BlackBerry.


"Everyone who witnessed the riots would be surprised to learn that they are organized through social media. The spread of free information that can be used for good, but can also be used for evil. When this happens, we must stop," Cameron said as quoted by CNN.
Cameron said his government is looking for a way if they can stop the operation when a proven social media to spread evil and crime. Interior Minister, Theresa May, has called representatives of the three companies of social networking and telecommunications. The possibility of a meeting will be conducted within the next few weeks.
Representatives of Facebook and Twitter in the UK say they are happy to meet with the government. However, both rejected the plan. Twitter Management said it will not censor or delete accounts which deploy provocation. As Facebook has implemented a policy of deleting a number of accounts to provoke acts of violence.
Most of the rioters spread their action via BlackBerry Messenger. Blackberry has previously expressed readiness to cooperate with police to identify the rioters. Consequently, hackers compromised the Blackberry blogs as a form of protest.
More than 1,500 people detained since the riots broke out last Saturday. Due to the unrest, material losses estimated at more than 520 million pounds, or around Rp 7, 1 trillion.