Rejected petition Extend the Online safety bill to include online scams

Online platforms, such as search engines and social media sites, to be given a legal responsibility to protect users from fake and fraudulent content on their sites that lead to scams.

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Since the start of the pandemic, I've noticed a significant increase in fraudulent emails and text messages and whilst I'm tech savy, not everyone is and scams are constantly changing.

According to Action Fraud figures, £1.7 billion was lost to scams in the past year, while estimates for the year to June 2020 reveal that 85% of all fraud was cyber-enabled. (Money saving expert).

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Extend the Online Safety Bill’s protections against online scams
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585224

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Date submitted 11 May 2021
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