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Should government authorities be allowed to shut off social media or cell phones to prevent rioting or crime?
10-12-2012, 08:05 AM
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Should government authorities be allowed to shut off social media or cell phones to prevent rioting or crime?
Recently San Francisco shut down cell phone coverage for the stated purposes of preventing crime.

British Prime Minister has stated that he wants the ability to shut down twitter to prevent further riots.

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10-12-2012, 08:13 AM
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No but I am not surprised that San Francisco would do that. They hate personal freedom.

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10-12-2012, 08:13 AM
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Nope.
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10-12-2012, 08:13 AM
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No. Govt should have no control of services run by private companies. Giving the govt a kill switch is giving permission for the govt to be a dictatorship.
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10-12-2012, 08:13 AM
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No. But the Government authorities need to get hip, and try to control the situation other ways.
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10-12-2012, 08:13 AM
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It was not the city of San Francisco. It was the commuter train the BART who called local police in Berkeley and requested they shut down cell phone access from inside the BART stations.

I dont agree with the use of police powers here but I do believe the commuter rail company has the right to prohibit cell phone usage inside their stations.
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10-12-2012, 08:13 AM
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As a small business owner, I barely have time for a social life, much less social media. I do believe that though it has many disadvantages, these can't be compared to the numerous benefit we get form it. It s not the root cause of the problem.
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