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Dubai cyber cops gag Facebook, Twitter accounts [View all]
Even worse, the internet companies went along with it... 
Dubai’s cyber cops have shutdown a number of abusive or defamatory Facebook and Twitter accounts this year, UAE newspaper The National reported on Monday.
The number of online crimes investigated by Dubai Police soared by 124%, from 266 in 2010 to 596 last year, the newspaper added.
There have already been 179 cases investigated in the first quarter of 2012.
Facebook and Twitter agreed to close the 15 accounts, three last week, following a series of online police patrols, the report added... http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/dubai-cyber-cops-gag-facebook--twitter-accounts.html;_ylt=Ahy.OR_42n6l58rOv1yxOeq_auR_;_ylu=X3oDMTU0ODYxaHJtBGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEbWl0A01vc3RQb3B1bGFySG9tZU1peGVkTGlzdARwa2cDMDVhZjQwNjktMzY1My0zZDM1LWE1YmYtNTg2OGE0Nzg5MzZlBHBvcwM5BHNlYwNNZWRpYUJMaXN0TWl4ZWRNb3N0UG9wdWxhckNBVGVtcAR2ZXIDZWYwZmVmNDEtYTMyMi0xMWUxLWI3ZTctOTdlMzU4ZTI4N2E1;_ylg=X3oDMTJqN2QzdHFnBGludGwDeGUEbGFuZwNlbi1hZQRwc3RhaWQDZTZhZGIzOGEtMjQ1My0zZTI5LWEyMmQtZjkzMmYxOGEwNDZiBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3
The number of online crimes investigated by Dubai Police soared by 124%, from 266 in 2010 to 596 last year, the newspaper added.
There have already been 179 cases investigated in the first quarter of 2012.
Facebook and Twitter agreed to close the 15 accounts, three last week, following a series of online police patrols, the report added... http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/dubai-cyber-cops-gag-facebook--twitter-accounts.html;_ylt=Ahy.OR_42n6l58rOv1yxOeq_auR_;_ylu=X3oDMTU0ODYxaHJtBGNjb2RlA2N0LmMEbWl0A01vc3RQb3B1bGFySG9tZU1peGVkTGlzdARwa2cDMDVhZjQwNjktMzY1My0zZDM1LWE1YmYtNTg2OGE0Nzg5MzZlBHBvcwM5BHNlYwNNZWRpYUJMaXN0TWl4ZWRNb3N0UG9wdWxhckNBVGVtcAR2ZXIDZWYwZmVmNDEtYTMyMi0xMWUxLWI3ZTctOTdlMzU4ZTI4N2E1;_ylg=X3oDMTJqN2QzdHFnBGludGwDeGUEbGFuZwNlbi1hZQRwc3RhaWQDZTZhZGIzOGEtMjQ1My0zZTI5LWEyMmQtZjkzMmYxOGEwNDZiBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3
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