On Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the issue in the Commons, ordering a review of social media in disturbances to learn lessons from the riots.

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Helping resolve aspects related to planning and organization of prevention, emergency management, and sharp water course rising, with the ultimate goal of reducing human life losses, material damages and the ensuing social and economic disturbances.

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Conservative MP Louise Mensch went even further, suggested an enforced "blackout" of social media sites during future disturbances, arguing that it would stop inaccurate rumours about trouble (in no short supply on the evenings of the riots) spreading online.

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