How to make the internet safer without overloading it with government free‑speech brakes Last year, death threats made against Piers Morgan and his family, and the swift police response that followed, brought the issue of online abuse back into sharp focus. That case reminds us of the very real dangers that come with unchecked online […]
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The first UK case in which a conspiracy theorist was made to shut down his YouTube channel for harassing a grieving family.
The case of Frankie Rzucek v Alan Vinnicombe Read More »
Video: how the Sweet Bobby catfish kept her victim believing, for nearly ten years, that she was in a relationship with a real person.
Victim of catfishing was “driven crazy” by catfish Read More »
The solicitor’s account of the Sweet Bobby case: a decade of deception by more than fifty invented characters, and the fight for justice that followed.
Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare – The Lawyer’s Perspective on a Decade of Deception Read More »
A mother falsely accused online of belonging to a satanic cult. The harassment campaign was stopped and its leader prosecuted.
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The first disclosure order against Facebook, compelling it to hand over the identities of the anonymous trolls who abused one woman.
The case of Nicola Brookes V Persons Unknown Read More »
The longest known harassment case in the UK: thirteen years of letters and websites, ended when the harasser was traced and taken to court.
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The advice given by police to victims of harassment on the internet is to ignore their harassers or, in other words, develop a thicker skin.
Why the UK police tolerate online trolling? Read More »
Simone Burns death. What impact can sharing such material have on an individual and what can be done to limit the distress and damaged
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The reason why some people allow themselves to say online what they wouldn’t dare saying in person goes back to the early days of the internet, where there was a perception that the internet was outside the scope of regulations and policing. It was a free space where people could do whatever they wanted; free speech was king, there wasn’t a government and in fact,
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The key issue is whether it’s fair to place the entire burden of responsibility on the platform. Social media companies, while crucial in setting and enforcing community guidelines, cannot single-handedly control user behaviour.
talkSPORT, Twitter and Stan Collymore: who is responsible for abuse online? Read More »
She was being harassed online, she said, but as our conversation deepened, it became clear that her torment was not unfolding in conventional online spaces but within the world of her Second Life character.
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