British government considers 'psychological harm' punishment for online abuse
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Online "trolls" could face two years in prison for messages or content that cause "psychological harm" as the British government considers new legislation to combat online abuse.
Ministers will consider a new law that will shift the focus from the content of a message to its effect, creating offenses of "threatening communications," "knowingly false communication" and "pile-ons," The Times reported.
"Threatening communications," for example, will target messages and posts that contain threats of harm intended to mainly create a state of fear for the victim, while "pile-ons" would address an incident in which a number of individuals gang up on someone with harassing messages on social media.
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