With prohibitory orders clamped on riot-hit areas of the city being elongated till August 18, the Karnataka government on Sunday said it would soon hold a meeting to talk about ways to tackle social media posts that can cause unrest in the society, in the backdrop of recent violence in Bengaluru. Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, in his order, said there is a ban on more than two persons meeting at any place, carrying any kind of weapon or convening any public meeting. Violators would be prosecuted, he said.
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As a precautionary measure, the city police has extended the prohibitory orders that were issued till August 18. Speaking to reporters, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, "In view of inflammatory posts on Facebook and WhatsApp among others, I have decided to hold a meeting with cybercrime experts next week."
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Noting that triggering social media posts that cause a disturbance in society was a nationwide issue, he said he would meet technical experts and find out what the social media companies can do, what measures they have taken now, and what steps they can take in the future. Three people were killed after police opened fire to quell a mob that went on a rampage in D J Halli and adjoining areas on Tuesday night over an inflammatory social media post allegedly put out by P Naveen, a relative of Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy.
