Honestly, twitter and the social media outlets should be on top of that and whilst many think it's a waste of time for the police to be doing that, they need to remember that there are laws pertaining to communications that equally apply to later technology and should be applied.
So I'm just fine with them doing it and if anything, you could say they are a bit soft upon that front.
I'd add that until these twitter crimes see twitter pay a fine for each instance, they will carry on. Sure it won't be fair, but the unfairness has been one-sided too long and not just twitter - all social media platforms.
But they both cover communications that will cause offence.
What has changed perhaps is what people define as offencive. Now that is a matter of debate that will go on for ages, but I don't hold any disdain for the police in that respect, not do I have any experience upon that matter to draw upon.
So I'm just fine with them doing it and if anything, you could say they are a bit soft upon that front.
I'd add that until these twitter crimes see twitter pay a fine for each instance, they will carry on. Sure it won't be fair, but the unfairness has been one-sided too long and not just twitter - all social media platforms.
[EDIT ADD reference to pertaining communications act] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Act_2003
This superceeded the 1984 laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_Act_1984
But they both cover communications that will cause offence.
What has changed perhaps is what people define as offencive. Now that is a matter of debate that will go on for ages, but I don't hold any disdain for the police in that respect, not do I have any experience upon that matter to draw upon.