PM Calls Facebook Irresponsible For Allowing Beheading Clips

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt: "David Cameron has attacked Facebook as irresponsible for lifting a ban on videos of beheadings being posted on its site. The prime minister said the social network must explain its decision to allow images showing decapitations to worried parents. Facebook has said users should be free to view such videos and then condemn the content. Cameron wrote on Twitter: 'It's irresponsible of Facebook to post beheading videos, especially without a warning. They must explain their actions to worried parents.' Facebook introduced a temporary ban on such videos in May but has since decided to remove the block on the grounds that the site is used to share information about world events, such as acts of terrorism and human rights abuses."

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Re:PM? Which country

[metrix007]

Yeah, No.

The UK isn't nearly as influential as the US. No country is. (Not American btw).

If you live in Europe then yes, the UK is influential and the name of the British PM should be common knowledge.

If you live on a different continent, I don't see why it's necessary.

The again, I'd say knowing the leaders of all the G8, even G20 countries is basic knowledge most adults *should* have.