cyberpolice

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ police

Noun

cyberpolice (uncountable)

  1. A police force that patrols the Internet or cyberspace.
    • 1995, Howard Stern, Miss America:
      The cyberpolice on Prodigy had busted me. Evidently, you can call the authorities from a button on your computer and complain when profanity is being used.
    • 2004, Malcolm Miles, Tim Hall, Iain Borden, The city cultures reader:
      The cyberpolice and their elite masters are living under the sign of virtual catastrophe (that is, anticipating the electronic disaster that could happen)...
    • 2004, The Economist:
      Syria is not the only Arab state with a hyperactive cyberpolice.
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