Comments on: How Blackberry, not Twitter, fuelled the fire under London's riots

By: Censor looming around the UK corner? | Marcus' s Space

Censor looming around the UK corner? | Marcus' s Space — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:25:04 +0000

[...] How Blackberry, not Twitter, fuelled the fire under London’s riots (eu.techcrunch.com) Over the weekend parts of London descended into chaos as riots and looting spread after a protest organised around the yet unexplained shooting of a man by Police. Of course, there was huge amounts of chatter on social networks like Facebook and Twitter, with the latter coming under enormous amounts of criticism from the UK press for fuelling the fire. But while Twitter has largely been the venue of spectators to violence and is a handy public venue for journalists to observe, it would appear the non-public BlackBerry BBM messaging network has been the method of choice for organising it. + But while Twitter and Facebook became the venues for public protests around public spending cuts it is the affordable BlackBerry handset and its near free BlackBerry Messenger network where group chats take place, which appears to have fuelled these riots. To communicate, BBM users have to exchange their phones’ PINs, making their messages are private, but PINs can be spread by any means – including, of course, Twitter and other social networks – but also via (still non-public) SMS. [...]

By: Om de hoek loerende censuur in Verenigd Koninkrijk | Marcus' s Space

Om de hoek loerende censuur in Verenigd Koninkrijk | Marcus' s Space — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:23:37 +0000

By: the role of social media in the august riots | mediatodayeleyd

the role of social media in the august riots | mediatodayeleyd — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:06:24 +0000

[...] they were so traceable. This is where ‘BBM’ or Blackberry Messenger came into play. Used by 37% of teens, it was the perfect way for would-be rioters to get in touch. This is because it works as an [...]

By: London Riots & Social Media | mediatodaypugha

London Riots & Social Media | mediatodaypugha — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:45:27 +0000

[...] news of the riots spread through traditional medias and groups communicated through Facebook and Blackberry Messenger, to organize mass looting and further the riots. On the night of the 7th rioting reoccurred and [...]

By: Talk: How Terrorists Encrypt –

Talk: How Terrorists Encrypt – — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:28:54 +0000

[...] BlackBerry’s strong encryption of the BlackBerry Messenger Service. Encrypted messaging was discussed in UK after the riots in August. Pakistan has banned all encryption and requires users to apply for a permit. Usually the [...]

By: Tottenham und die Twitterportage

Tottenham und die Twitterportage — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:01:50 +0000

[...] auch – Techcrunch über die Rolle von Blackberry: BBM is fast, free and private. It’s also created a ‘shadow [...]

By: Keen On? Does the Internet Need More Global Regulation? (TCTV)

Keen On? Does the Internet Need More Global Regulation? (TCTV) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:00:49 +0000

[...] the wake of the London riots, there has been intense debate about whether the Internet ? and particularly social media networks like Twitter and Facebook [...]

By: Keen On… Does the net Need More Global Regulation? (TCTV) | Modern Techie

Keen On… Does the net Need More Global Regulation? (TCTV) | Modern Techie — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:24:10 +0000

[...] Tech news. News gadgets reviews and secrets.In the wake of the London riots, there was intense debate about whether the web – and especially social media networks like Twitter and Facebook – needs [...]

By: Keen On… Does the Internet Need More Global Regulation? (TCTV) - Technology Aggregator - Mycafe24.com

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