Monday, July 27, 2015

Canadian teen sentenced after "swatting,” "doxxing” across North America

Date published: 
July 26, 2015

"The Canadian teen’s crimes fit a pattern, said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the 2014 book, “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace.” The victims are primarily young women, who are stalked online with threats of rape and sexual humiliation, with the intention of silencing them by forcing them offline, Citron said.

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This article by Center for Internet and Society originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on July 25, 2015 at 10:00AM

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