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A systematic review of existing evidence about the prevalence and impact of online trolling.
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
New offence for encouraging serious self-harm with perpetrators facing 5 years behind bars.
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The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
UK-funded expert research has exposed how the Kremlin is using a troll factory to spread lies on social media and in comment sections of popular websites.
A review of existing evidence on online harassment (including cyberbullying and trolling), revenge pornography and image-based abuse, and hate crime. The review highlights patterns of abuse based on age, sexual orientation, race and religion.
Technology Secretary meets nation’s best-known personalities to discuss new laws which would make the UK the safest place in the world to be online.
Social media users will have more control over what they see online and who can interact with them as the government steps up the fight against anonymous trolls.
Vile racist language and other online abuse connected to football could see offenders banned from attending matches in England and Wales for up to 10 years.
Online Safety Bill strengthened with new list of criminal content for tech firms to remove as a priority
Emily Clarkson, Anton Ferdinand and Love Island star Sharon Gaffka among celebs to meet Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries to discuss the Online Safety Bill
Government response to the Open Rights Group campaign regarding copyright criminal offence measures contained within the Digital Economy Bill 2016.
Ambassador James Roscoe spoke at the UN General Assembly Committee on Information about Russia's use of hostile information operations to undermine Ukraine.
Internet trolls who target people with abusive or offensive material online will face up to 2 years in prison.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Leader of the Commons, Andrea Leadsom MP, gave the following speech at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts).
Written by Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iceland, the book highlights careers of the future and promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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