online abuse Articles

Women in politics and the public eye are facing intolerable abuse – and it can only serve to put others off, reports Emma Bean The price to pay for being in the public sphere seems to be a barrage of attacks from all sides. Intimidation and tweets threatening attacks...

Without an increase in officer levels, the Criminal Prosecution Service's commitment to tackle hate crime will go unfulfilled, writes Northumbria police and crime commissioner Vera Baird Director of public prosecutions Alison Saunders announced this week that online...

Social media giants and dating apps must do more to help protect their users from being catfished by aggressive and harmful predators, warns Ann Coffey MP The internet has bought about massive positive changes but it has also brought complex problems of how to protect...

Labour party staff have no right of reply – Ayesha Hazarika After a bruising leadership election which saw the Labour party take lumps out of each other on Twitter, on television, in green rooms and at hustings all across the country, it is finally over. But the worst...