新西兰：网络挑衅将被判刑
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".
新西兰出台一项尚有争议的新法案,禁止"有害数字信息",在网上发布挑衅文字或将入狱两年.
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.
而根据新西兰同时通过的一项《刑事罪行法》修正案,怂恿他人自杀者也将面临三年监禁.
The law will help mitigate the harm caused by cyber-bullying and give victims a quick and effective means of redress, supporters said.
支持者声称,该法律将有助于减轻网络欺凌造成的伤害,是给受害者一个快速和有效的补偿手段.
But critics said the law harms free speech and its fine print could threaten public interest journalism in the country.
但批评者称该法律侵犯了言论自由,其细则可能威胁到公众利益新闻.
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).
《有害数字信息法案》从本周开始实施,所有因为"发布数字信息而造成伤害"的人都将面临两年的监禁和5万新西兰元的罚款,涉事企业则面临高达20万新西兰元的罚款.
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.
有害信息包括真实或虚假的信息,和"亲密的视觉记录",如未经许可共享的全裸或半裸照片或视频.
