While the West generally celebrates how Twitter and other “social media” are enabling protests against authoritarians, it’s odd when politicians in a great democracy say those tools are undermining peace in their midst.<\/p>\n
With riots in London gaining momentum, David Lammy, a Member of the UK Parliament, called for the suspension of Blackberry Messenger.\u00a0 He tweeted:\u00a0 “BBM … helping rioters outfox Police.\u00a0 Suspend it.”<\/p>\n
Where’s the line?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While the West generally celebrates how Twitter and other “social media” are enabling protests against authoritarians, it’s odd when politicians in a great democracy say those tools are undermining peace in their midst. With riots in London gaining momentum, David … Continue reading