新西蘭：網絡挑釁將被判刑
New Zealand makes internet 'trolling' illegal
Internet trolls face up to two years' jail in New Zealand under a controversial new law which bans "harmful digital communications".
新西蘭出臺一項尚有爭議的新法案,禁止"有害數字信息",在網上發布挑釁文字或將入獄兩年.
And under a parallel amendment toNew Zealand's Crimes Act, a person who tells another to kill themselves faces up to three years in prison.
而根據新西蘭同時通過的一項《刑事罪行法》修正案,慫恿他人自殺者也將面臨三年監禁.
The law will help mitigate the harm caused by cyber-bullying and give victims a quick and effective means of redress, supporters said.
支持者聲稱,該法律將有助于減輕網絡欺凌造成的傷害,是給受害者一個快速和有效的補償手段.
But critics said the law harms free speech and its fine print could threaten public interest journalism in the country.
但批評者稱該法律侵犯了言論自由,其細則可能威脅到公眾利益新聞.
Under the Harmful Digital Communications Act in effect from this week, anyone convicted of "causing harm by posting digital communication" faces two years in prison and a $50,000 (NZ) (£6,500) fine, while businesses face fines of up to $200,000 (NZ).
《有害數字信息法案》從本周開始實施,所有因為"發布數字信息而造成傷害"的人都將面臨兩年的監禁和5萬新西蘭元的罰款,涉事企業則面臨高達20萬新西蘭元的罰款.
Harmful communications can include truthful as well as false information, and "intimate visual recordings" such as nude or seminude pictures or video shared without permission.
有害信息包括真實或虛假的信息,和"親密的視覺記錄",如未經許可共享的全裸或半裸照片或視頻.
