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Government pressured by Cher Lloyd to act against online “trolls”

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

September 29, 2011 | 2 min read

The government is facing calls to adopt a more robust stance against the practice of cyber bullying following an intervention by the singer Cher Lloyd.

Colloquially known as “trolls” such cyber bullies revel in posting anonymous snide, derogatory or insensitive remarks in a bid to bait a reaction from their victims.

Lloyd claimed not enough is being done to police such activity at the moment after falling victim to the practice herself when she received a death threat via Twitter in response to a birthday message to her mother.

Recently the star tweeted 'Its mamma lloyds birthday!! Love you mum! Xxxx”, which elicited the following: “shut the f*** up before I kill your mum in front of you.”

Speaking on BBC newsbeat Lloyd said, “It disgusts me that online bullying - nobody really cares about it.

“It's strange because I think, would these people be big enough and strong enough to come up to me and say these hurtful things? Because I've got the idea that they actually wouldn't. They would never, ever say that to my face.”

The star is determined to use her status to help others who may be suffering as a result of online bullying.

Incidences of such activity have ballooned in recent years as more people spend more time online.

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