Twitter can detect riots long before police are called – study
Twitter can be used for more than simply keeping up with trending hashtags. In fact, it can be used as an “invaluable” police tool for detecting riots, according to a new study. The study from Cardiff University examined 1.6 million tweets relating to the 2011 London riots, which brought levels of violence, looting, and property destruction which England had not seen in more than three decades.