CPS: New Twitter abuse rules following Tom Daley case
The Director of Public Prosecutions is to issue new social media rules on abuse, after Team GB diver Tom Daley received offensive Twitter messages about his late father – and of a homophobic nature, earlier this summer.
According to the BBC, Keir Starmer QC said the move would help ensure “decision-making in these difficult cases is clear and consistent”.
It comes after a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of malicious communications was released without charge.
It was after they lost out on medals in the London 2012 synchronised men’s 10m competition.
Mr Thomas denied he had posted the homophobic message.
According to a club statement released at the time, Mr Thomas had been the victim of a “prank” and both the club and the footballer apologised “unreservedly” for the incident.
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