Asbritons ask themselves what has changed in their country that might have caused these riots, one obvious answer stands out: technology. The digital revolution allows people to organise against the authorities-not just in the Middle East, but also in Britain. The communications tool of choice for rioters has been the BlackBerry. It has 37% of the teenage mobile market. Young people like its BlackBerry Messenger (bbm) feature, which allows users to send free messages to individuals, or to all their contacts at once.
展开▼
