e-crime on social media

Socially unacceptable

e-crime on social media In this feature l complaints l online sales l project round-up created for Socially unacceptable Consumer complaints on Facebook 5,266 2013/14 3,732 2,284 1,314 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 Operation Jasper 2 3 1 er er er sp sp sp Ja Ja Ja 2014/15 719 2015/16 12 223 28 4,320 16 Warrants Warning notices Cease and desists Takedowns Ongoing investigations 7,000+ Goods sold on social media 555 Crime may be on the rise on social media, but Operation Jasper is beginning to make a dent in counterfeit goods sales counterfeit and pirated products seized 55 full profiles closed 31 16 42 3,310 70 29 23 42 1,709 32 Jasper round-up 50+ raids and investigations commenced 8,100 infringing listings removed from Facebook Sources: National Trading Standards eCrime Team; IP Crime Report 2014/15; IP Crime Report 2015/16 Footnote: These figures relate to all social media groups, but most issues were found on Facebook To share this page, in the toolbar click on You might also like Intellectual property trends February 2017