JK Rowling: Social media is a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way

JK Rowling arrives for the World Premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (Ian West/PA)

JK Rowling has described social media as “a gift for people who want to behave in a malign way”, after facing threats online.

Police began investigating earlier this month after the Harry Potter author, 57, was sent a threatening message on Twitter when she posted her support of Sir Salman Rushdie.