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| 12/06/2012 |
New Plan To Make Website Identify 'Trolls' |
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New government proposals mean websites will soon be forced to identify online ‘trolls’, people who have posted defamatory messages online.
The proposals say victims have a right to know who is behind malicious messages without the need for costly legal battles.
The new powers will be balanced by measures to prevent false claims in order to get material removed.
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Users on the social network had falsely branded Nicola Brookes a paedophile and drug dealer.
Facebook, which did not contest the order, will now reveal the IP addresses of people who had abused her so she can prosecute them.
The new powers, to be added to the Defamation Bill, will make this process far less time-consuming and costly, the government said.
Complying with requests would afford the website greater protection from being sued in the event of a defamation claim.
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