People are questioning whether the punishment fits the crime for the organizers of the U.K. riots, who relied on Facebook to do the planning.
Were Facebook Planners Of U.K. Riots Unfairly Punished?
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Vine has added sound and motion to the popular microblogging website, Twitter. Learn how to bring your information to life in our Vine webcast on Wednesday, June 19 from 4-5 pm ET. In this one-hour webcast, Gemma Craven (left), EVP, New York group director at Social@Ogilvy will discuss best practices for using the visual social platform and share some of her team's successful vine videos. Register here. Facebook And Twitter Aren't To Blame For U.K. Riots
The violent riots and looting in London and other major cities around the U.K. this past week have dominated the British mainstream press and kept a nation on tenterhooks, fearful as many were that their own towns and villages were just one hooded teenager away from all-out chaos.
U.K. Government Examines Facebook's Role In Riots
Facebook is on the list of social networks that will be called on the carpet by U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May as part of her investigation of social media’s role in the riots in London and throughout England this week.
Facebook's Role In London Riots Is Under Investigation
London investigators are examining Facebook’s role as a means of organizing riots in the Tottenham neighborhood.
