‘Vile trolls who hide behind the anonymity of the internet to encourage others to cause themselves serious harm will face prosecution as part of an overhaul of online safety laws announced today (18 May 2023).’
Ministry of Justice, 18th May 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Last week the Government announced that it will update the Online Safety Bill to include the Law Commission’s recommendation to make encouraging or assisting serious self-harm an offence.’
Law Commission, 29th November 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A serving police officer and an ex-colleague have been warned there is a real possibility they will go to jail after being found guilty of sending grossly offensive misogynistic and racist messages in a WhatsApp group that included Sarah Everard’s killer.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police constable has been jailed for 20 weeks after sending a string of racist WhatsApp memes, including images that mocked the death of George Floyd.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who sent threatening letters to three Labour MPs before fleeing to Morocco has been jailed for 21 months.’
BBC News, 26th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A jealous mother has been jailed for three years for running over a love rival who had been made pregnant by the father of her child.’
The Independent, 28th February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Government has accepted the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform the communications offences, made in the 2021 Modernising Communications Offences report. It intends to include the offences in the Online Safety Bill.’
Law Commission, 7th February 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A Chelsea fan who posted antisemitic and racist tweets aimed at Tottenham fans has been jailed.’
The Independent, 6th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Chelsea supporter who posted anti-Semitic tweets aimed at Tottenham fans, including photos of Auschwitz and a man doing a Nazi salute, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been spared jail after sending a threatening email telling deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner she should “watch her back” after he found her address online.’
The Independent, 28th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Following an outpouring of sadness after the murder of Conservative MP Sir David Amess, his colleagues from across the Commons have been raising concerns for their own safety.’
BBC News, 20th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A foot fetishist who made more than a thousand calls to the NHS’s 111 service to ask the call handlers about their feet has been convicted and fined.’
The Independent, 14th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Cheshire man has been sentenced for posting racist abuse about England players on the night of the Euro finals in July.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th September 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man has been jailed for making a racist Snapchat video in which he targeted Home Secretary Priti Patel and used racial slurs.’
BBC News, 12th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A businessman who sent death threats to MPs in a series of emails warning them not to block Brexit has been jailed for 12 months.’
The Independent, 19th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Some people use Twitter to live tweet Love Island. Others use it to complain that their Deliveroo order arrived cold.’
BBC News, 29th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed after vandalising the grave of a young diabetic man with the words: “Ha Ha Ha Liam. Looks like diabetes won again.” ‘
The Independent, 13th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to prosecute three police officers for allegedly racist remarks about a black British actor.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A trainee teacher has avoided a criminal record for sending antisemitic tweets to a Jewish journalist because he was on holiday abroad at the time, with the judge declaring that “the law prohibits me from punishing you”.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who sent her ex-boyfriend a pig’s head during a prolonged stalking campaign has been jailed.’
The Independent, 18th February 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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