Law Commission England and Wales calls for reform of laws dealing with online abuseOnline communications law is incoherent and fails to protect victims of abuse from harassment such as “deepfake” pornography,according to a report by the Law Commission.
Commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, and Media and Sport (DCMS),the study calls for the reform and consolidation of existing criminal legislation dealing with offensive and abusive communications. Related: Trolled online, abused in person: politicians don't deserve this hatred | Chloe Smith Related: Internet trolls beware – these rules will separate the haters from the hapless | Archie Bland Related: Far from empowering young women, or the internet silences their voices | Jane Dudman Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com