cyberpolice

English

Etymology

From 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.