Online Threats and Harassment — How the Law Treats This and What Support Exists — Quiz
1.
Under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, what minimum frequency of conduct is required to establish the basic harassment offence?
2.
What standard for online threats did the US Supreme Court establish in Counterman v. Colorado (2023)?
3.
Which UK legislation can apply to a single threatening or grossly offensive online communication, without needing a course of conduct?
4.
What does 18 U.S.C. § 2261A cover in the context of online harassment?
5.
What happened to Communications Act 2003 s.127(2) under the Online Safety Act 2023?
6.
What role does the EU Digital Services Act play in relation to online harassment offences in EU member states?
7.
Explain why the term 'doxxing' does not map neatly onto a single criminal offence in UK law, and identify which existing offences might cover it depending on the circumstances.
8.
Describe what the CPS Full Code Test requires for a communications offence to be prosecuted, and why this means many unlawful communications are not prosecuted.