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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: txradioguy on April 28, 2015, 04:13:43 PM
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EXCLUSIVE - An analysis of social media traffic in downtown Baltimore Monday has unearthed striking connections to the protests in Ferguson, Mo. last year, according to a leading data mining firm that shared its findings exclusively with Fox News.
The firm, which asked to remain anonymous because of its government work, found between 20 and 50 social media accounts in Baltimore that were also tied to the peak period of violence in Ferguson. While further analysis is being conducted on the data, it suggests the presence of "professional protesters" or anarchists taking advantage of Freddie Gray's death to incite more violence.
Gray, 25, died April 18, a week after being injured while in police custody. A wave of violence erupted in Baltimore following his funeral Monday.
One account, which also tracked the recent union protests in New York City as well as other disturbances, tweeted photos of Gray's funeral and used language that seemed to anticipate violence in Baltimore.
The discovery that some social media accounts were tied to cities 825 miles apart was described to Fox News as “surprising.†While it is possible to spoof accounts and make it appear as if someone is in one location when they are really in another, the data mining firm told Fox News that it can’t fully explain the numbers.
The use of social media to fuel violence in Baltimore has already been highlighted by law enforcement. On Monday, police said an online call was issued for a "purge" at 3 p.m. ET, starting at Mondawmin Mall and ending in the downtown area. That type of threat is based on a movie called “The Purge,†the plot of which involves rampant lawlessness.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/04/28/social-media-analysis-suggests-links-between-baltimore-and-ferguson-violence/
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Ummmmm ... it isn't news that national level professional agitator organizations rallied people to Baltimore. Why is anyone at Fox News surprised that they used social media in organizing and coordinating their violence, looting, and arson?
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Social media can be used to yell fire in a crowded theatre.
To be fair it can be used to yell theatre in a crowded fire station.
But that's not the point.
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Social media can be used to yell fire in a crowded theatre.
To be fair it can be used to yell theatre in a crowded fire station.
But that's not the point.
Social media is morally neutral: it can be used for good and fun purposes; it can be used for vile and violent purposes. The goodness or vileness is in the users.
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Not surprised.
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Social media is morally neutral: it can be used for good and fun purposes; it can be used for vile and violent purposes. The goodness or vileness is in the users.
That same argument can be applied to almost anything.
That's why laws like wire fraud, mail fraud, and RICO were put into place.