This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make online abuse an illegal and punishable hate crime
Take action and protect people online. Enforce a law to make social media owners really regulate the social media space. New fake accounts should be traceable to the owner and racist/abusive comments should go straight to their employer or police depending on the severity.
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Everyday new fake accounts are popping up and people are being hurt very badly emotionally which is arguably just as bad as physically. Blocking or temporarily deleting abusive comments is not enough. Disgusting words that should never be okay to stay in the public or in a workplace should stop being allowed online, more action should be taken to protect high profile people from any kind of abuse because they are also people.
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Online abuse is already against the law, but 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
Make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/575833
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