On the web, some Internet users imagine that the anonymity provided by their screens allows them to do anything and everything. Over the years, harassment but also threats have become more and more numerous and represent a real scourge. Under cover of a pseudonym that hides their identity, there are unfortunately some people who cross the red line and become digital stalkers. In 2014, the French state took a first step against cyberbullying by adding article 222-33-2 to the Penal Codelaw amended in 2018 which stipulates that cyberbullying is an aggravated form of moral harassment.
A prison sentence
Streamer Mahla sued a 27-year-old man for moral harassment through an online communication service. The man sent her countless messages and hoped that she would help him become a streamer. In addition, he sometimes said he was in love, but could also be very threatening. He said in particular during his trial: “This woman, I would have liked to meet her. I wish him no harm.”
A psychiatric report was also presented to the magistrates and revealed schizophrenic traits and underlined the deterioration of the accused’s discernment.
The court sentenced him to a prison sentence of one year, including six monthsaccompanied by a prohibition to come into contact with the victim for 3 years and to exercise the professional activity of streamer for 5 years.
More and more cases of this kind are now going to court, but cyberbullying is unfortunately still far too present on the networks. But it is still encouraging and shows that anonymity on the web is not guaranteed — and rightly so — when you break the law.
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