UK:
Making Sense Of Criminal Liability For Use Of Social Media
06 August 2013
Taylor Wessing
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On Sunday, police in Manchester arrested a man in connection
with a barrage of tweets sent to Caroline Criado-Perez, a feminist
campaigner fighting for an image of a woman to appear on the new
bank note.
During a 12 hour period, Criado-Perez is understood to have
received approximately 50 abusive tweets each hour.
Assuming there is sufficient evidence and public interest in
prosecuting, the options open to the criminal prosecution service
(CPS) are as follows:
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