Letter: Guardians of the net

From Gwydion Williams

When it comes to abuse online, it seems the problem is that the police have too few people to cover it, while internet companies have little desire to police their own customers (13 December 2014, p 20).

So why not call for volunteers? People already volunteer to be special constables in the UK; they might be able to do it. Maybe some name like Internet Guardians would be suitable?

Candidates would be vetted and protected against any “trolls” that might try to get at them, and their work as guardians would be recorded, so that they could not easily abuse their power.

I think many people might be willing to do this, including some who would not normally think of helping the police.
Coventry, West Midlands, UK