UK websites to be forced to identify trolls under new measures
Posted in: Legal, Privacy & Security at 12/06/2012 14:40
Websites will soon to be forced to identify people who have posted defamatory messages online.
New government proposals say victims have a right to know who is behind malicious messages without the need for costly legal battles.
The powers will be balanced by measures to prevent false claims in order to get material removed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18404621
Also see:
Internet trolls targeted in new bill to tackle defamation online
Major reforms of the libel laws will see a duty placed on internet service providers to try to identify internet trolls without victims needing to resort to costly legal action.
Websites will also be given greater protection from being sued if they help to identify those posting defamatory messages, under government plans.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/jun/12/internet-trolls-bill-defamation-online
