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20.07.23
What does the criminal law say about the receipt and solicitation of sexual images from young people?
In recent weeks, the media has been engulfed with stories about alleged sexual misconduct involving media personalities. Firstly, a BBC presenter, now revealed by his wife to be the news broadcaster Huw Edwards, was alleged by The Sun to have paid for images of sexual nature from a young person. The Sun initially seemed to…
Read more18.01.22
How to identify anonymous anti-vax trolls
In the social media age, anyone can quickly and unintentionally become the subject of online harassment, such as speculation, ridicule, and abuse. A significant minority are willing to post, retweet or share content without care or critical thinking, spreading misinformation and hate. A smaller, but still significant, minority actively target and abuse those who do…
Read more8.08.18
Love Island and the perils of online trolling
Love Island has come to an end and it certainly divided opinion. For some, the ITV2 reality dating show set in a luxurious villa in Mallorca was one of the highlights of this glorious summer and a welcome alternative to what seemed like endless hours of World Cup football. For many others, it was the…
Read more27.05.16
Iain Wilson on Radio 5 Live discussing Twitter trolls
Brett Wilson LLP partner Iain Wilson has been interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Drive Time show. Mr Wilson was asked to take part in the show to provide an expert’s view on the law relating to offensive and threatening tweets. The interview can be found at the BBC website (2hrs 52m):- Click here
Read more28.10.12
Online abuse and harassment: criminal remedies
The irresponsible publication of inaccurate, abusive or private material online can give rise to a number of different civil causes of action. The most common of these are libel, harassment, misuse of confidential information and breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. The application of the latter three is a relatively new development in law….
Read more23.09.12
CPs to introduce guidance on when to prosecute in 'trolling' cases
The Director of Public Prosecutions Keir starmer has announced that the CPs will bring in guidelines as to when a prosecution should be brought against an individual accused of using social networking sites to send offensive messages. The announcement follows the decision not to prosecute Daniel Thomas, the semi-professional footballer, for posting a homophobic message on Twitter,…
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