Warming the legs of an electronic patrol that has not yet arrived on time: the accents of the Internet

The ambitious virtual patrol announced by the police after Easter has finally been launched, but by itself it has not increased peace and security on the Internet. On the contrary, from the first hours, some commentators seemed to take care that the electronic space did not appear pink to the e-police. One may get the impression that some Internet users seem to be asking for the attention of the cyber officials themselves.

On Tuesday, the Facebook profile of the Lithuanian police was simply flooded with negative emotions: not only fierce criticism of officials, the government, this electronic patrol project, but also possible intimidation about the appearance of specific people, incitement against some groups of the society. The use of unacceptable vocabulary in public space, the use of illustrations with pornographic elements, and possibly even copyright infringements, as well as suggestions to commit certain criminal acts, are unavoidable.

Some of this content may also be viewed through the prism of protecting minors from negative information.

In some cases, the agents are accused of committing serious crimes, complicity with bandits. Of course, these are just angry words, but it would not seem appropriate to publicize them without evidence.

Initially, people will be warned to stop potentially illegal activities.

Another line of cyber resistance has led to proposals to disrupt the work of the electronic patrol itself: by uniting and taking certain actions en masse, virtual surveillance on the social network is said to be blocked.

On April 6, the police themselves became the main field of the virtual battle on Facebook, where a message with such content was published. By the way, the Lithuanian police do not emphasize that they will punish them for speaking on the Internet, but some commentators did not follow through on that promise: harassment, slander or hate speech on social media should not become the norm.

Mugshot / virtual police unit

As already announced, on April 6. a patrol in cyberspace was launched by a virtual patrol.

These are three officials whose main task is to prevent criminal acts or administrative offenses in the electronic space.

Officials will respond only to obvious violations of the law committed or planned to be committed in the electronic space. Initially, individuals will be warned to stop potentially illegal activities, and if they fail to do so, the collected material will be recorded and sent to the appropriate police unit for further investigation.

How will this happen?

• Public virtual patrol alert as Soc comment. networks or portals;
• Private Message soc. On Facebook;
• The email address [email protected].

Here are some examples of when a virtual patrol would respond:

1. Ads with offers to buy smuggled cigarettes or alcohol;

2. Suggestions for admitting a violation committed by another person;

3. Threats to deal with other people;

4. Offers to buy a driver’s license, or to help pass a driving test for money, offers to buy a technical inspection, etc .;

5. Distribution of drugs in electronic space;

6. Offers to invest in suspicious platforms, buy emails. way in fake online stores, other cyber scams.

These are the main areas of activity in which these officials will work.

The virtual patrol will operate in public, will not restrict freedom of expression in any way, will not interfere with private correspondence.

The virtual patrol will operate in public, will not restrict freedom of expression, will not interfere with private correspondence, officials promised on Facebook.

15 minutes He pointed to the provocations that accompanied the start of the virtual patrol work and immediately received a comment from the Police Department: what is allowed and what is not, and what can the most ferocious protesters threaten with retaliation by officials? At least 15 virtual bounces are highlighted in the text.