Cops track social media

IN Media Watch Briefs | 17/03/2013

Mumbai Police on Saturday inaugurated its Social Media Lab (SML), which has been formed with "a view to keeping tabs on social media to be better informed about current public opinion". The first of its kind in the country, the SML is aimed at better intelligence gathering as social media are today the fastest form of media, the officials said. The lab, which consists of 20 specially trained policemen, will work in shifts and will scroll through the content that appears on social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook. (Times of India March 17 )

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