www.theukrules.co.uk Open in urlscan Pro
2606:4700:3031::6815:2fd8  Public Scan

Form analysis
1 forms found in the DOM

https://www.google.co.uk

<form action="https://www.google.co.uk" id="cse-search-box" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">
  <div class="auto-style3">
    <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-4372042805780685:2681838480">
    <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8">
    <input type="text" name="q" size="39">
    <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search">
  </div>
</form>

Text Content

OK Continue!

This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. View
Privacy Policy

Cookie Consent plugin for the EU cookie law
 The UK Rules
 * A-Z Rules
 * Business
 * Driving
 * Employment
 * Health
 * Legal
 * Lifestyle
 * Sport
 * News


Home › News › Lifestyle › Internet Trolling Laws


CPS TO PROSECUTE INTERNET TROLLS



What Does Online Trolling Mean? The word troll or trolling is Internet slang. It
describes a person who creates discord throughout the Internet.



ONLINE TROLLING: Often, the friction and hostility begins as arguments or
inflammatory postings online.

Trolls deliberately provoke readers into emotional responses. Trolled abuse is
usually conducted for their own satisfaction and amusement.

New Crown Prosecution Service legal guidelines aim to prosecute online trolls in
the United Kingdom.

Prosecutors are set to tackle Internet abuse while trying to protect freedom of
speech. The new guidelines will target online abusers who formulate derogatory
hashtags.

Internet trolls posting doctored images of their victims via social media could
also face prosecution under the same legal guidelines.


ONLINE TROLLS: CPS OFFENCE CATEGORIES

 1. Communications that may constitute threats of violence to the person or
    damage to property.
 2. Communications that specifically target an individual or individuals and
    which may constitute harassment or stalking, controlling or coercive
    behaviour, disclosing private sexual images without consent, an offence
    under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, blackmail or another offence.
 3. Communications that may amount to a breach of a court order or a statutory
    prohibition.
 4. Communications that do not fall into any of the categories above fall to be
    considered separately (those which may be considered grossly offensive,
    indecent, obscene or false).

Follow 'The UK Rules' for 2021 Updates!

FacebookFollow on FacebookTwitterFollow on TwitterPinterestFollow on
PinterestLinkedInFollow on LinkedInInstagramFollow on InstagramMessengerFollow
on MessengerYouTubeFollow on YouTubeAbout.meFollow on About.meVimeoFollow on
Vimeo




CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR INTERNET TROLLING

Those who harass people on social media platforms will be accountable and liable
for criminal charges in England and Wales. But, the Internet trolling laws aim
to avoid stifling freedom of speech.

The director of public prosecutions clarified the issue by saying;

"The Internet is not an anonymous place where people can post without any
consequences. People should think about their own conduct.

If you are grossly abusive to people, if you are bullying or harassing people
online, then we will prosecute in the same way as if you did it offline."


DOCUMENT TRACING: DOXXING LAWS UK

Is Doxxing illegal in the United Kingdom? According to the UK Doxxing laws yes
it is - and cowardly! Doxing (aka Discord Doxxing) is a shortened abbreviation
of document tracing.

It is the Internet-based activity of researching and then publishing an
individual's personally identifiable details.

Document tracing is an example of potentially criminal behaviour. Not least
because it involves publishing another person's personal information. As a rule,
the details would include someone's home address or their bank details.


VIRTUAL MOBBING HARASSMENT

Similarly, the same social media laws aim to stop 'virtual mobbing'. This is a
practice whereby some individuals send messages and comment to (or about
another) on chat platforms. Often, the harassment of the victim takes place
because the perpetrators oppose the opinions of that person.

The new legal guidelines also tackle the humiliation of someone online. Branding
a person as sexually promiscuous or posting disturbing altered images of victims
on social mass media could end in prosecution.

But, it is likely to be a matter of judgment for the prosecutors. They will need
to differentiate between sinister communication and humorous or inoffensive
documentation.


SEXTING (EXCHANGING SEXUAL IMAGES ONLINE)

The CPS gave their views on 'sexting' and reporting suspicious Internet
activity. They said it would not necessarily be a subject of police
investigation. Individuals who are the same age and in a relationship may not be
committing a cybercrime.

The justice ministry statistics from 2015 showed a tenfold increase in Internet
convictions over the past decade. Time will tell whether the new online trolling
laws will improve successful prosecutions of Internet hate crime. The biggest
concern is that many Internet abusers and offenders use a false identity.


SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES

Perhaps the two biggest social media companies, Twitter and Facebook, also agree
with the need to silence Internet trolls and online bullies. But they continued
to advocate for the protection of free speech online.

On the whole cyber campaigners welcomed the introduction but many expressed
their doubts saying;

"We are living through an enforcement crisis. The rise of social media has
happened in the blink of an eye. Without an enforcement response aligned to the
legal one, this is not going to make much of a difference."

ALSO IN THIS SECTION

Articles about Homes and Lifestyles: News stories on the rules for home and
family life regulations.
BBC iPlayer Login Rules: All viewers will need to log in with a personal account
ID from 2017.
House Raffle Laws UK: How betting on house raffles could be in breach of
gambling regulations.
Reporting Suspicious Internet Activity: How to identify and report questionable
Internet fraud.
WhatsApp Age Restrictions: New age limits on the messenger platform are banning
kids under 16.



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> Crown Prosecution Service to Prosecute Internet Trolls in the United Kingdom
> Article First Published 2016

© 2021 | ALL RULES | CONTACT | PRIVACY | SITEMAP