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Archive for February 4th, 2009

25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History | Masters in Criminal Justice: “25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History

By Laura Milligan

The popularity and near necessity of social media sites has grown tremendously in the last few years, helping small businesses make connections, giving freelancers and students the chance to network with people they’d never be able to meet otherwise, and allow a place for all kinds of interest groups to chat and make friends online–from gardeners to book lovers to sports junkies. There is a dangerous and corrupt side to social media creators and users; however, and the ability to create fake profiles and violate privacy and copyright rules is still more than possible. Read below for 25 of the most shocking crimes in social media history.

U.K. Shifts Toward Censorship: “While U.S. citizens possess free speech by constitutional right, U.K. subjects must go cap in hand to representatives of our constitutional monarchy to check what we are — and are not — permitted to see, say, read or view.”

(Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)

Cybercrime threat rising sharply: “The threat of cybercrime is rising rapidly and attacks can threaten whole economies, warn experts at the World Economic Forum.”

(Via BBC News.)