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The black berry involvement in the london riots

Dijana Dimitrovska
Dijana Dimitrovska

Young people used BlackBerry messaging services like BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to organize riots in London from August 6-10, 2011. BBM allowed for easy and anonymous communication that helped spread news and plans for rioting. The UK government called for shutting down BBM, but BlackBerry objected that they were not responsible for the riots. Over 5,100 people were ultimately arrested in connection with the riots.

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The black berry involvement in the london riots
On 4th of August Mark Duggan was shot in Tottenham by the police force. This caused riots that lasted for 6th until 10th of August. Young people were using BlackBerries to organize the riots.
How did BlackBerries helped the London riots and why were people using these particular devices? How did Blackberries help the rioters? How did the police and government react to the new way of rioting? How did the BlackBerry Company react to the event?
Special untraceable coding system Easy to use you are connected to everything and everyone Good for organization, spreading a news and keeping information
Worrying development for the police Call for shutting down the BBM from the Prime Minister Objections to BBM 5100 people arrested, 1100 in court
BlackBerry: The riots are not our fault! BBM different from FB and Twitter cant be monitored Hackers threat BBM had full cooperation with the police
Internet and BlackBerry in Eastern and Western countries New media new way of protesting Cheap, easy to use and targeted a big group
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Report and presentation by Dijana Dimitrovska and Markus Markuszewski Windesheim University of Applied Sciences School of Bussines and Economics Under the mentorship of Mr. Braam

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The black berry involvement in the london riots

  • 2. On 4th of August Mark Duggan was shot in Tottenham by the police force. This caused riots that lasted for 6th until 10th of August. Young people were using BlackBerries to organize the riots.
  • 3. How did BlackBerries helped the London riots and why were people using these particular devices? How did Blackberries help the rioters? How did the police and government react to the new way of rioting? How did the BlackBerry Company react to the event?
  • 4. Special untraceable coding system Easy to use you are connected to everything and everyone Good for organization, spreading a news and keeping information
  • 5. Worrying development for the police Call for shutting down the BBM from the Prime Minister Objections to BBM 5100 people arrested, 1100 in court
  • 6. BlackBerry: The riots are not our fault! BBM different from FB and Twitter cant be monitored Hackers threat BBM had full cooperation with the police
  • 7. Internet and BlackBerry in Eastern and Western countries New media new way of protesting Cheap, easy to use and targeted a big group
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  • 9. Report and presentation by Dijana Dimitrovska and Markus Markuszewski Windesheim University of Applied Sciences School of Bussines and Economics Under the mentorship of Mr. Braam