Jail for cyber trolls under new Kiwi law
09 July 2015 - 02:26
Internet trolls face up to two years in jail in New Zealand under a controversial new law which bans "harmful digital communications". Under the Harmful Digital Communications Act anyone convicted of "causing harm by posting digital communication" faces two years in prison and a NZ$50000 (about R421500) fine.The law would help mitigate the harm caused by cyberbullying and give victims a quick and effective means of redress, supporters said.But in an editorial, New Zealand's Dominion Post said, while the law's intentions were good, it went too far and could "pick up in its drift net the sorts of noise and criticism that make for the talk of a free society". ..
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