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| Teenagers spoken to after Stan Collymore racist tweets | Teenagers spoken to after Stan Collymore racist tweets |
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| Four teenage boys have been spoken to by police for sending racist and threatening tweets to ex-footballer Stan Collymore. | |
| Mr Collymore said he had been racially abused and sent death threats via Twitter between January and May. | Mr Collymore said he had been racially abused and sent death threats via Twitter between January and May. |
| Staffordshire Police said it had been unable to track down other users who had sent abusive messages after Twitter failed to supply their details. | Staffordshire Police said it had been unable to track down other users who had sent abusive messages after Twitter failed to supply their details. |
| Twitter said it was taking action to eliminate online abuse. | Twitter said it was taking action to eliminate online abuse. |
| Ch Insp Steve Morrey said: "After inquiries were carried out, four juveniles were located and dealt with through restorative justice. Mr Collymore was aware of this and happy with the process. | |
| "Despite repeated requests for information made to Twitter regarding a number of other users we wanted to speak to in connection with this matter, Twitter have not supplied it.... therefore all lines of inquiry have been exhausted." | "Despite repeated requests for information made to Twitter regarding a number of other users we wanted to speak to in connection with this matter, Twitter have not supplied it.... therefore all lines of inquiry have been exhausted." |
| In response, Mr Collymore, who now works as a pundit for radio station TalkSport, tweeted: "Cannock and Staffordshire Police have been exceptional. | In response, Mr Collymore, who now works as a pundit for radio station TalkSport, tweeted: "Cannock and Staffordshire Police have been exceptional. |
| "It's Twitter refusing to give info. Twitter, beyond UK law. For now." | "It's Twitter refusing to give info. Twitter, beyond UK law. For now." |
| A spokeswoman for Twitter said it could not comment on individual accounts "for privacy and security reasons". | A spokeswoman for Twitter said it could not comment on individual accounts "for privacy and security reasons". |
| "[We] have a clear process for working with the police and are in ongoing communication with relevant UK police forces to make sure they are aware of our policies," she said. | "[We] have a clear process for working with the police and are in ongoing communication with relevant UK police forces to make sure they are aware of our policies," she said. |