This is how England deals with ‘Twitter trolls’ and online harassment

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A man from Bristol, England, was sentenced this week to 18 weeks in jail for using his Twitter account to abuse and threaten a female MP.

Peter Nunn, 33, began his campaign of abuse, which included death and rape threats, against Labour MP Stella Creasy in July 2013 after she proposed adding author Jane Austen to a ten-pound banknote, according to AFP.

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