sexta-feira, 16 de julho de 2010

London vs. Facebook in killer page row

LONDON, July 16 (UPI) -- British Premier David Cameron's battle with social networking site Facebook over a page that glorified a dead killer has prompted a debate on free speech on the Internet.

"R.I.P. Raoul Moat You Legend" -- that was the title of a now taken-down page on Facebook that had attracted nearly 40,000 fans. Moat, a former bouncer addicted to steroids and apparently madly in love, last week shot his ex-girlfriend, killer her new lover and seriously injured a police officer. After having vowed to fight authorities until the end, Moat killed himself after British police had staged one of the largest manhunts in recent history.

Cameron, who after his election chatted with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, turned against the social networking site when it refused to shut down the Moat support page.