Slashdot: UK.gov To Treat Online Abuse as Seriously as Hate Crime in Real Life
Slashdot: UK.gov To Treat Online Abuse as Seriously as Hate Crime in Real Life
UK.gov To Treat Online Abuse as Seriously as Hate Crime in Real Life Published on August 21, 2017 at 06:00PM The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service has pledged to tackle online abuse with the same seriousness as it does hate crimes committed in the flesh. From a report: Following public concern about the increasing amount of racist, anti-religious, homophobic and transphobic attacks on social media,…