Petition Reform section 127, Communications Act & Section 1, Malicious Communications Act

Signatories of this petition ask the Government to remove any reference of the following from section 127, Communications Act & Section 1, Malicious Communications Act

“Grossly offensive” , “Indecent”, “obscene” , “Causing annoyance”, “inconvenience”, and “needless anxiety”.

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A number of cases have made it to the national press of people being arrested for “Grossly offensive” jokes and comments on twitter and FB. Section 127 and Section 1 both have wording that is extremely vague and ambiguous. Both acts can be read here:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/127
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/27/section/1

Free expression is the corner stone of a free democracy. Reform these laws to remove ambiguity and respect that vital human right.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 8 December 2016
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