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<p>The sending of abusive messages or material online can cause absolute misery for
victims and the Government recognises the need to make sure that people who commit
these awful crimes are properly punished.</p><p>Changes to the law included in the
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will mean that people who target others with abusive
or offensive material, including internet trolls, will face up to two years in prison
and the police will have more time to investigate cases.</p><p>The Secretary of State
for Justice has not had any discussions to date with social media companies about
legislative proposals to tackle internet trolling. However, as one of the joint chairs
of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety, I have discussed and fed the Government’s
views in to a range of internet safety issues with social media companies and others.</p><p>
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