Britain’s phone hacking scandal isn’t likely to go away any time soon, as allegations begin to surface that other news outlets took part in the practice as well.On Wednesday Prime Minister David Cameron broadened the scope of a public inquiry into the hackings to include broadcasters and social media networks, as well as other police forces outside of Scotland Yard. “The inquiry should look not just at the press but other media organisations, including broadcasters and social media, if there is any evidence that they have been involved in criminal activities,” Cameron said. In the special session of Parliament Wednesday Cameron said it would be naive to think Murdoch’s papers were the only ones to use phone hacking to get stories.
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