Much social media abuse is organised in secret and closed groups. The trolls then dogpile and harass people, and it sometimes takes a physical form, when employers are contacted, for example. The police do not have specialist teams or the legal force to deal with that. Should that not be taken up as part of the legislation?
Online Abuse
Proceeding contribution from
Alex Sobel
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 29 April 2019.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Online Abuse.
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Proceeding contribution
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659 c11WH
Session
2017-19
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2022-01-09 15:02:43 +0000
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