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  • noun A police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.

Etymologies

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cyber- +‎ police

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Examples

  • Iran is now said to be creating a "cyberpolice" force to combat online dissent at home and computer sabotage from abroad.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Iran is now said to be creating a "cyberpolice" force to combat online dissent at home and computer sabotage from abroad.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • It is also possible that after having proved that blocking a website only makes it more attractive to internauts, the cyberpolice have chosen to exhibit the forbidden fruit they so demonized in recent months.

    Yoani Sanchez: My Blog Is Once Again Visible In Cuba Yoani Sanchez 2011

  • Gen. Ismail Ahmadi-Moqaddam, announced the creation of a special "cyberpolice division" to hunt down Internet users suspected of what the unit's chief calls "insults and spreading of lies" against the regime.

    Up Against Tehran’s Firewall 2010

  • It is also possible that after having proved that blocking a website only makes it more attractive to internauts, the cyberpolice have chosen to exhibit the forbidden fruit they so demonized in recent months.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Yoani Sanchez 2011

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    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • "You dun goofed up" You dun goofed up You dun goofed up You dun goofed up kerligirl13 because back-traced backtraced back traced it remix you dun goofed upcyber police cyberpolice auto tune autotune auto

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Who puts up a preventative sign when you can just backtrace the original offenders and report them to the cyberpolice?

    digg.com: Stories / Popular 2010

  • "We are not asking schools to be cyberpolice, but we are asking them to be alert and responsive to the situation."

    dispatch.com: RSS 2010

  • "You dun goofed up" You dun goofed up You dun goofed up You dun goofed up kerligirl13 because back-traced backtraced back traced it remix you dun goofed upcyber police cyberpolice auto tune autotune auto

    WN.com - Business News 2010

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