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Hate crimes in cyberspace / Danielle Keats Citron.

By: Citron, Danielle Keats, 1968- [author.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014General Notes: Available through ebrary, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (343 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780674735613; 9780674368293 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Cyberbullying | Cyberstalking | Hate crimes | Computer crimesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 364.150285/4678 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Digital hate -- How the Internet's virtues fuel its vices -- The problem of social attitudes -- Civil rights movements, past and present -- What law can and should do now -- Updating the law: the harassers -- Legal reform for site operators and employers -- "Don't break the Internet" and other free speech challenges -- Silicon valley, parents, and schools.
Summary: In an in-depth investigation of a problem that is too often trivialized by lawmakers and the media, Citron exposes the startling extent of personal cyber-attacks and proposes practical, lawful ways to prevent and punish online harassment. She reveals the serious emotional, professional, and financial harms incurred by victims. Persistent online attacks disproportionately target women and frequently include detailed fantasies of rape as well as reputation-ruining lies and sexually explicit photographs.
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E-book Davenport Library e-book E-book 364.150285/4678 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan mq582865

Available through ebrary, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Digital hate -- How the Internet's virtues fuel its vices -- The problem of social attitudes -- Civil rights movements, past and present -- What law can and should do now -- Updating the law: the harassers -- Legal reform for site operators and employers -- "Don't break the Internet" and other free speech challenges -- Silicon valley, parents, and schools.

In an in-depth investigation of a problem that is too often trivialized by lawmakers and the media, Citron exposes the startling extent of personal cyber-attacks and proposes practical, lawful ways to prevent and punish online harassment. She reveals the serious emotional, professional, and financial harms incurred by victims. Persistent online attacks disproportionately target women and frequently include detailed fantasies of rape as well as reputation-ruining lies and sexually explicit photographs.

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