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The story
Prosecutors in Britain are being told to treat online hate crime as seriously as abuse meted out face-to-face.
The guidance issued by the government covers offences motivated by hostility towards people of different races, religions, sexuality, gender and disability.
The Director of Public Prosecutions said online abuse, such as threats of violence, had a ‘corrosive effect’ on society and destroyed lives
Key words and phrases
trolls
people who intentionally send annoying or insulting online messages
corrosive
causing gradual damage to something
closes (the) net
restricts the movement or activities of
To do
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