One of the BIG media issues and debates that is central to any MEDIA course is the issue of digital privacy and security. The threat of 'TERRORISM' is often used as a reason for inhibiting or monitoring digital discussion and because digital media is such a new medium of communication, specific digital law has yet to approved. BUT here is an example of legislation being used to monitor the digital world. Trolling is a digital curse and people need to be discouraged from posting cruel and criminal comments but it is important that these new laws are not used to inhibit democratic freedom. HOW THE LAW IS USED TO MONITOR THE DIGITAL WORLD IS A KEY MEDIA ISSUE/DEBATE.
BBC Article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29678989
The Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/19/justice-secretary-chris-grayling-pledges-stiffer-sentences-for-internet-trolls
The Daily Mail article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2798573/crackdown-cyber-mobs-poisoning-britain-sentence-web-trolls-quadrupled-two-years-shocking-high-profile-online-abuse-cases.html
Channel Four article from July 2013:
http://www.channel4.com/news/twitter-trolling-problem-misogyny-how-can-it-be-stopped
The Chloe Madeley Twitter moment:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/16/richard-madeley-chloe-trolls-rape-threats-prosecution
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