This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition End racist abuse on social media platforms and prosecute people who post abuse.
Meet with social media companies to agree on how they will tackle this issue.
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Racist abuse or and other type of bullying has no place on social media. It needs to end
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Produce and enforce a zero-tolerance strategy to end racism on social media: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/591720
Require social media platforms’ terms of use to prohibit racism and hate speech: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/591760
Increase legal penalties for those convicted of online racial abuse: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/591776
Require Social media sites review every post/comment before publication: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/582820
Decisions about prosecuting individuals for any offences relating to online abuse would be a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service, not the Government or House of Commons.
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