Israel Police chief calls for 'shutting down' social media during civil unrest

Times Of Israel ^ | 9/21/2022 | Jeremy Sharon

[Nextrush]

"This is already war": Commissioner says online platforms drove citizens out onto the streets during the May 2021 Arab-Jewish riots

Israel Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai said that in any future outbreaks of severe civil unrest, social media platforms should be shut down in order to halt the spread of violence.

Shabtai asserted in an interview that during Arab-Jewish violence in May 2021, social media platforms helped drive civilians to the streets to participate in riots, and that closing them down for a limited period is a necessary step despite democratic norms.

"I am of the opinion that in such circumstances, the (social) networks need to be blocked," Shabtai told Yedioth Ahronoth in an interview to be fully published on Friday.

"This is already war. The social media networks were the ones that drove people out (into the streets). I'm talking about a broad shutdown of the networks. Put out (the fire), calm everything down, and when the situation is calm open back up," he said, in an excerpt from the interview published Wednesday.

"We are a democratic country, but there is a limit," Shabtai added...

[Salman]

At some point governments will “nationalize” social media in order to shut it down.

[Clutch Martin]

Jam it. It’s done routinely and you might not even notice. The reasons are varied, including IED threats.

To jam or not to indelibly ink the crowd. That! Is THE question.

[Colinsky]

You will watch only PBS and listen only to NPR, and you’ll be happy,

[SaveFerris]

(At some point governments will “nationalize” social media)

Pretty much there already with FakeBook and Twitter.

This year, 359,000 tractors 🚜🚜🚜🚜 were produced; an increase of 7.8% over last year.

[dragnet2]

Expect to see this level of censorship in the U.S. at some point in the not too distant future.

[T.B. Yoits]

Who did notsee that coming?

[faithhopecharity]

if he’s concerned about Muslim terrorist demonstrations or riots, yes yes it is obviously necessary to interrupt their communications (if possible) to minimize their aggregation, coordination of their attacks, and escape routing

there is always the danger that once police use such measures in justified circumstances, they might “slide” and use them when it is not necessary too (like what, regular peaceful public meetings of loyal citizens...maybe in USA things like peaceful Make America Great rallies, or?

it is necessary in the Israeli situation (so long as the country abides, permits the continued Muslim Brothers/PLO/Hamas/Hezballah/Fatah/etal Occupations of its territory)

but will need to be watched as it sounds like exactly the kind of thing that the current USA regime might love to deploy against peaceful assemblies

[SJackson]

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