Twitter and Facebook have officially responded after today's meeting with the UK Home Secretary Theresa May, over the role social media played in the recent riots that swept across the country. A Twitter spokesperson told The Next Web:

“Governments and law enforcement agencies around the world use Twitter to engage in open, public communications with citizens. We’ve heard from many that Twitter is an effective way to distribute crucial updates and dispel rumors in times of crisis or e [...]

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