The British government said Thursday that Facebook had removed the profiles of 30 U.K. inmates at it’s 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 some crime victims said even more should be done.

"When someone is convicted of a crime he loses his civil liberty though sentencing," said Gary Trowdell of Families United, a group founded by relatives of young murder victims. "We say he should use his cyber-liberty as well."

While British prisoners are banned from using social networking sites like Facebook and bar almost all inmates from access to the internet, except for educational purposes under supervision, unlike many European countries. However, authorities acknowledge that some have used smuggled mobile phones to update their pages, or have gotten friends on the outside to do it for them.

Last month The Sunday Times reported that Colin Gunn – a gangland boss convicted of conspiring to murder a couple in 2004 – In one posting, Gunn, said: “I will be home one day and I can’t wait to look into certain people’s eyes and see the fear of me being there.”

Facebook said it took the problem seriously and would close down accounts that violated its rules, which ban harassment and intimidation and prohibit the creation of fake profiles.

"Facebook is absolutely committed to keeping its sites safe and clean," said spokeswoman Sophy Silver. "The World Wide Web can be a wild and unruly place. Facebook tries to put some rules and protocols on top of the unruly Web."