In reply to Taynak.

I've been through the process of reporting an abusive netizen to authorities in the UK. They don't know what to do with the information and therefore don't follow-up. I suspect it's similar elsewhere. I provided them with a log of IP addresses used by a single person at specific times through a specific provider who was paid by that person for use of their services. The IP addresses were linked to abusive content. There was a direct line from content through IP to host to the doorstep of the abuser - and they weren't comfortable with connecting the dots.

As to reporting web sites - in many countries it is not illegal to host specific kinds of content. We all value a free (liberty) internet and this is the price we pay. That said, when these sites extend beyond their legal jurisdiction into other parts of the world to threaten others, then one would hope there would be some way to prosecute the matter. Unfortunately our world is not that sophisticated yet - people are just now recognizing the real threats of black-hat hackers.