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UK Cracks Down On Web Trolls
- Arstechnica, Monday, October 10, 2016 1:03 PM
At least in the UK, top prosecutors are taking a hard line on Internet trolls. ‘Trolls who hurl abuse at others online using techniques such as doxxing [where one’s personal info such as bank details are published online], baiting [when one is labeled as sexually promiscuous], and virtual mobbing could face jail,” ars technica reports. That’s according to new guidelines released by the Crown Prosecution Service.
