CPS to go after online trolls who use fake profiles to post revenge porn
by Matthew Weaver and Sandra Laville from Technology | The Guardian on (#15VAV)
New guidelines for prosecutors are response to increasing use of false social media accounts to post humiliating images online
Social media trolls who set up fake profiles under their victims' names in order to harass them will face criminal charges under new guidelines from the Crown Prosecution Service.
Four-year-old social media guidelines have be updated to reflect new platforms such as Snapchat and include specific revenge pornography measures aimed at prosecuting those who post explicit images of former partners.
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