Online hate crimes are to be targeted in the UK by a new specialist police team. Based in London, the small team of five officers will be tasked with identifying online abuse and helping victims. In addition to this, the taskforce will use its two-year pilot program to educate and train other police officers and community groups about how to deal with online abuse and harassment, particularly on social media. The pilot scheme has a budget of £1.7 million, including £452,000 from the Home Office. As well as the five fulltime officers, the operation will make use of a team… [Continue Reading]