Brits Support Shutting Down Facebook, Twitter During Civil Unrest

So it's OK to censor the public when your own gov't is at risk but if another country ties to do it (Egypt) it's wrong?

Hypocrisy at its finest.

The survey question was specifically about coordinated criminal activity. Certainly, repressive governments often condemn peaceful demonstrations, but few would argue that widespread arson and looting (as happened in UK riots earlier this year) constitute peaceful protest, or indeed any kind of protest.

I see your point but you don't need to shut down the whole network. I can see the govt using powers like these very broadly. A few people say something potentially criminal and they shutdown the whole network.

Well I am a "Brit" and I don't support it. Such censorship is always wrong - no exceptions.

I certainly do not support such a measure; nor does anyone I know.

973 people were polled. In no way can that tiny population represent the views of the more than 60 million Brits alive today. The pollsters should have made a bigger study and approached more diverse groups.

Surprisingly, yes it can, and the margin of error can be precisely calculated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_sampling