As we reported yesterday, Twitter, Facebook and Research in Motion (RIM) were to face UK MPs again today, to discuss a way forward following the riots that blighted the UK back in August. And not surprisingly, all three companies are united in their belief that shutting down social media platforms during public disorder would be a bad idea.Indeed, Twitter even went so far as to tell MPs that it would be a "horrible idea" to close social networking sites at any time, reports the Guardian.Facing t [...]
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