This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Closed petition Regulate social media to minimise the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
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In an increasingly fractured society it is important to rein in the unchecked spread of misinformation and hate speech widespread on social media platforms. The larger companies have proven unwilling/unable to do this by themselves so they should be regulated by Ofcom.
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