In the weeks following the riots that spread across the country in August, there was a great deal of debate concerning what role social media websites played in the escalation of events. Now, a poll has found that more than two-thirds of adults would support a social media blackout if the events of August were to be repeated. Read the full story

Is Facebook losing its edge? As it prepares to make the biggest changes to the platform since its inception, one has to wonder if the boffins at Facebook HQ have forgotten why the MySpace alternative was created in the first place. Read the full story

Facebook is due to announce a partnership with online music services Spotify, Mog and Rhapsody, a move that is set to make it “more than a social network” according to one analyst. Read the full story

Plans to ban suspected rioters from using social networking websites in times of ‘civil unrest’ have been abandoned by the government. Read the full story

BBC Worldwide has made its flagship motoring show Top Gear available to rent on Facebook, as it continues to test the water of charging for access to programming. Read the full story

The government is considering banning suspected rioters from using social media websites, in an attempt to curb the organisation of violent action the likes of which has dominated the public consciousness in recent days. Read the full story

Leaders in social media top this year’s MediaGuardian 100 power list, with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerburg edging out Twitter’s Jack Dorsey for the number one spot. Read the full story

It is curious, is it not, how the digital world has caused some to stop thinking and behaving as sensible adults should. Read the full story