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   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 – can’t be
    monitored
   Hacker’s 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
END
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

  • 1.
  • 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 – can’t be monitored  Hacker’s 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
  • 8. END
  • 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