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Facebook will not tolerate 'tribute' pages devoted to potential criminals A man was arrested for allegedly creating a page for alleged police killer Dale Cregan Facebook made changes to the way members can complain about posts

By Alex Ward

PUBLISHED: 07:19 EST, 6 October 2012 | UPDATED: 07:19 EST, 6 October 2012

Offensive tribute pages devoted to alleged criminals on Facebook will not be tolerated as the social networking site takes a strong stance against internet trolls.

It comes after a man was arrested for allegedly creating a tribute page for Dale Cregan, the alleged killer of police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.

Simon Milner, Facebooks director of policy, said there was no grey area when it came to the offensive tribute pages and that immediate action will be taken against anyone who deliberately sets up such a group.

Strong stance: Facebook will not tolerate offensive tribute pages to alleged criminals such as this page set up by an internet troll praising Dale Cregan, the man who allegedly shot dead two policewomen

Facebook arrest: Another man was arrested for allegedly setting up a page called 'Dale Cregan is a Hero', after the murders of Pc Nicola Hughes (right) and Pc Fiona Bone (left) after police traced the Facebook page back to his home

Police arrested and questioned a man in September under the Communications Act 2003 after they traced the Facebook page Dale Cregan is a Hero back to his home.

The page contained posts which mocked the deaths of policewomen Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes.

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