Ian Casey, BBC; Magali Berdah: Dozens jailed in France's largest cyberbully case
"Twenty-eight people have been jailed for up to 18 months for the harassment of an influencer in France's largest cyberbullying case to date.
Judges found the accused guilty of harassing Magali Berdah, spurred on by a campaign by the French rapper Booba against "thieving influencers"...
Ms Berdah has built a prominent career in France as a lifestyle and fashion expert, while also marketing other social media stars through her company Shauna Events.
Her lawyers said posts from Booba, real name Élie Yaffa, encouraged a "mob" of people online to send hateful and insulting messages to their client, something Booba denied.
The court said that each of the defendants "made a conscious choice to join in" with the cyberbullying.
The accused, aged between 20 and 49, received jail terms ranging from four to 18 months, some of which were suspended."
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