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Social media and the riot aftermath
London Free Press Citizens, city officials, and police have begun using social media for two primary purposes: 1) Reputation management and 2) Identifying those involved in the unlawful acts. As the Fleming incident was occurring Saturday night, I watched dozens turn to … Alleged rioters singled out over social media following London unrestGlobe and Mail Social Media Used By Police To Locate St Patrick's Day RiotersITProPortal London, Ont. police turn to social media to find riotersCTV.ca Winnipeg Free Press all 445 news articles » |
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Social media ‘not to blame’ for inciting rioters – University of Manchester
University of Manchester
University of Manchester
“Politicians and commentators were quick to claim that social media played an important role in inciting and organising riots, calling for sites such as Twitter to be closed should events of this nature happen again. “But our study found no evidence of …
How 2.6m tweets were analysed to understand reaction to the riotsThe Guardian
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