A Norwich Pharmacal order is a court order requiring a third party, such as a social media company, a search engine or a host, to disclose what it knows about an anonymous account holder. Most of the major platforms will comply with one, but the application is made in the High Court in London, the company is usually outside the UK, and you normally pay that company's costs as well as your own. This article covers what each of the main platforms is like to deal with, when the order is worth

If someone will not leave you alone, a harassment injunction is the order that makes them stop. It is a civil order, made by the High Court or the county court under section 3 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. It can tell the person not to contact you, require them to delete what they have posted, and keep your name out of the court record while it does so. Breaking it is a criminal

Is it best to take civil or criminal action for cyberbullying

Cyberbullying victims often find themselves at a crucial juncture: choosing between civil and criminal action. We dive into this predicament through the lens of a specific case study. We explore the story of Peter, a victim of persistent online harassment, to illustrate the complexities and potential outcomes of each legal

Harassment could occur by posting online and by sending a text or an email

Harassment by email or texts happens when sending threatening, sexually explicit, indecent or grossly offensive messages. The sending of the email or text does not need to be directed at the intended victim. Sending harassing emails or texts to a third party could constitute the criminal offence and civil wrongdoings of harassment.

Harassment warning can be handed to a suspect of harassment by the police or by a lawyer

Special characteristics of online harassment

Online harassment is the same thing as offline harassment. It is just that online harassment happens in the virtual world. What is important, from the point of view of the law is how the conduct of the harasser affects the victim.

Doxing is not a named criminal offence in England and Wales, but it is illegal in almost every real situation we see. Someone who posts your home address, phone number, workplace or private photographs online to expose you, frighten you or set other people on you is likely to be committing harassment, and sometimes two or three other offences at the same time. You can also sue them, get the material taken down, obtain an injunction, and claim compensation.

This article explains

Online Harassment Questions and Answers

Catfished and Stalked Online by Someone in America

What can you do if someone is stalking you online from another country

This case study focuses on a common yet terrifying scenario: being catfished and then stalked by someone you’ve never actually met. For our client, a UK-based brand consultant, what began as an online connection turned into a prolonged campaign of digital harassment from a man living on another continent.

What to do if you are being harassed on OnlyFans

If you're using OnlyFans to make some extra money, or as a content creator career, the last thing you want is to be harassed by other users. Unfortunately, harassment is a common problem on the platform. In this blog post, we'll discuss some of the ways you can tell if you're being harassed on OnlyFans and what you can do about it.

4 important steps you must take before engaging with your online harasser

Generally speaking, pleading with your online harassers is a bad idea. When faced with online harassment, most victims of harassment try what appears at first the most sensible option, which is to plead with your internet troll or harasser to leave you alone.

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An essential guide to social media online harassment

If you are are a victim of social media harassment and are considering filing a claim against someone who you feel is harassing you online, you must act now or as fast as possible. There are two particular paths to consider upon making a claim for online harassment, via the courts or through complaints to the police.

Typical victims response to online harassment