After my posting on Saturday I continued to monitor the story about Facebook and Trolls and on today's Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/11/woman_wins_landmark_trolling_case_against_facebook/ the was an interesting article about the case with a link to Bains Cohen LLP article http://www.bainscohen.com/bains-cohen-takes-on-first-ever-private-prosecution-of-internet-trolls which is interesting, it makes the point that the local police didn't know how to deal with the case and that there are sufficient laws in the UK for them to take action under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997, Communications Act 2003 and the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
Additionally they make the point "The bottle neck is clearly at the point where identities need to be revealed so the only long term solution is for the government to establish a body with some judicial powers to make it easier and cheaper for individuals or the police, to have the identity of their abusers revealed to them" which matches my view on the need for the government to make it easier for private individuals to pursure actions quickly and with the support of the authorities.
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