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Met to launch £1.7m troll-hunter squad after steep rise in online threats and abuse

Met to launch £1.7m troll-hunter squad after steep rise in online threats and abuse

Met to launch £1.7m troll-hunter squad after steep rise in online threats and abuse
15 August 2016

Scotland Yard has created a new unit to police Facebook and Twitter by investigating offensive comments.

A team of volunteers will search out material they deem inappropriate on social networks and report it to the unit. The allegations will then be investigated and the culprits prosecuted, if caught.

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