In an address to London School of Economics on the issue of social media, Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer QC responded to an audience member who asked: "Is it an offence to retweet something grossly offensive?" The DPP replied: "You retweet, you commit an offence under the Act." The offence falls under Section 127 of the Communications Act, which outlaws sending a tweet that is "grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character".