He was intoxicated while posting about high-profile tragedies involving the death of young people, adding torment to families’ grief.
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Extortionist lawyer pleads guilty to creating porn honeypot
Prenda Law masterminds Paul Hansmeier and John Steele filmed and uploaded the videos, then sued the “John Does” who downloaded them.
Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought
It’s surprising how many trolls don’t realise that if Twitter knows who they are, the police can find out too.
I must not tweet defamatory comments… I must not tweet defamatory comments… I must not…
In an unusual civil case a Spanish judge has ordered a libellous tweeter to post the details of his sentence on the social network for 30 days straight.
India strikes down controversial “Section 66A” social media policing law
India’s Supreme Court has repealed a controversial law that allowed police to arrest people over objectionable content posted on social networks and other websites. 
Google reaches settlement with troll victim
Three years after first discovering some 3,600 abusive, defamatory postings online, a UK businessman has settled with Google to get search results taken down. 
62-year-old man arrested over tweeting as ‘ghost’ of murdered toddler James Bulger
The Twitter troll made sick jokes about the 2-year-old, baited his mother and the charity she set up in his name, and made veiled threats about sexual abuse and death aimed at a 2-day-old baby. 
Twitter glitch makes it more difficult to report abuse, while “mute” is on its way
It’s supposed to be fixed soon, but in the meantime, trolls’ favorite targets are once again suffering the typical onslaught. On the plus side, Twitter on Monday also said it would be offering a “mute” function – the same thing it tried to do in December, but this time around, it seems to be doing it right. 