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In this section:
1. What is sending threatening messages? |
2. What you can do: reporting it to us |
3. Reporting it to social media companies if it happened online |
4. Help and support |
Sending threatening messages is when someone communicates, either online or offline, that they or someone else will:
Whether they intend to do what they’ve threatened or whether you actually feel afraid doesn't matter. It's an offence because they wanted to cause you fear by sending this type of message.
You might not be sure who sent the threatening message or what they intended when they sent it. That doesn’t matter, you can still report it to us and we’ll decide how to follow up on the details you give us.
Sending threatening messages can also be known as ‘death threats’, ‘cyber bullying’, ‘harassment’, or ‘trolling’.
Next: What you can do: reporting it to us