The Offensive Internet

Like a virtual Wild West, the internet has become a platform for bandits to ride freely while those responsible for legislation and regulation desperately try to haul them in, only for a new outlaw swiftly to rise to prominence within days (or as this is the internet we are talking about, within minutes).
With a low entry barrier and the potential to reach millions of people, some may say the internet represents freedom, and does not need to follow traditional laws. Others argue that an unregulated internet could provide a breeding ground for offensive conduct.
This book focuses on the abuses that have been made possible by the anonymity the internet affords users. The law scholars assembled connect the chain between the absence of legal tools and the rise of ‘mobocracy’.
Ultimately, the subject is of importance to more than the legal community, as it is argued that the misuse of the internet demonstrates the growth of social and technological as well as legal choices. Detailing the ways in which the current combination of law and technology has created a new type of internet user, this book shows the double-edged sword of the technology.