Online abusers face stiffer penalties as social media hate crime will be treated as seriously as face-to-face offenses

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonAug 21, 2017, 6:51 am178 pts
Online hate crimes are to be treated as seriously as abuse offenses committed offline as the UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) aims to crack down on abuse and harassment on the likes of Facebook and Twitter. New policies covering hate crime relating to race, religion disability, sexuality -- including, for…

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