Internet Trolling

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:05 pm on 17 September 2012.

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Photo of Steve Rotheram Steve Rotheram Labour, Liverpool, Walton 10:05, 17 September 2012

The hon. Lady is right. I hope to tease out some of the complexities of the legislation during my contribution, but it is not as easy as us just saying that trolls should be brought to book—I shall try to outline why.

Trolling has become a sick hobby for some and an increasing problem for dedicated police trying to monitor and respond to reported cases. Trolls are individuals intent on upsetting and offending people, often in their hour of grief and mourning, for a kind of pleasure that I must admit is totally alien to me and, I would think, to every person in this Chamber.