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LONDON — The criminals are behind bars, but their victims are still feeling their reach — through the Internet.
The British government said Thursday that Facebook had removed the profiles of 30 U.K. inmates at its request after several incidents in which prisoners reportedly used the social-networking site to organize crime or taunt others.
The announcement made some Internet users worry about government interference online, but many crime victims said even more should be done.
“When someone is convicted of a crime, he loses his civil liberty though sentencing,” said Gary Trowsdale of Families United, a group founded by relatives of young murder victims. “We say he should lose his cyber-liberty as well.”
