We all know that Facebook and IMDb are banned in China, but soon Twitter will be restricted in Mexico. A plan is drafted by republican and PDR member Nazario Norberto hopes to restrict Twitter usage in an attempt to cut down on crime.
Norberto believes that restricting to access to Twitter will help reduce crime as Twitter is used for sharing the location of drunk driving checkpoints set up by police in Mexico City and also by drug cartels.
Like many nations, Mexico is concerned that the speed of information sharing across these social networks is helping fuel criminals who are staying once step ahead of the police forces. The recent revenge attack on a Marine, part of a team responsible for killing one of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords, was linked to Facebook due to the speed of attack and detail of the location.