A person commits an offence by sending a message conveying information they know to be false, intending it to cause harm, psychological or physical and more than trivial, to people likely to encounter it, without reasonable excuse; recognised news publishers, broadcasters and certain services are exempt (s.180). It replaced parts of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 and Communications Act 2003 s.127 (s.189). In force 31 January 2024.
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