British Judge Forces Facebook To Identify Trolls

A British judge has ruled that Facebook must help identify multiple people who allegedly created a fake Facebook page and used it to harass a British woman.

According to court documents, the online abuse began minutes after Nicola Brookes, 45, left a message in support of U.K. X Factor participant Frankie Cocozza. "The abuse was vile and unwarranted to the extent that anonymous Internet trolls set up a fake Facebook profile account in Nicola's name and image to post indecent comments and lure young girls," read a statement released by British law firm Bains Cohen, which argued the case before an English high court.

On May 30, the high court agreed with Brookes' request that Facebook should be forced to reveal the identities of the alleged harassers, including their names, email addresses, and IP addresses, allowing her to trace their real identities via requests to their service providers. As a result, Brookes would be able to file a private suit against at least four people who allegedly wrote the harassing online posts.

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