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Invest at least 1% of the new Digital Tech Tax to tackle online abuse!

Submitted on Wednesday 31st October 2018

Published on Thursday 8th November 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 8th May 2019

Signatures: 20

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Crime ~ Digital ~ Education ~ Home Secretary ~ Law ~ Police ~ Tax ~ UK

Petition Action

Invest at least 1% of the new Digital Tech Tax to tackle online abuse!

Petition Details

Sexism, harassment and abuse happens both on and offline. It also disproportionately affects and silences women. It is time the government took this problem seriously. It is time law enforcement caught up with online crime and time tech companies delivered real support to the users they profit from.

Additional Information

On 29 October the Chancellor announced a new digital tech tax on companies like Facebook and Twitter. We are calling for at least an annual 1% to be spent on:

1) The £200,000 that the Home Secretary announced in 2017 to spend on a UK Hate Crime Hub
2) Public education campaigns on online abuse
3) Increase police resources and capacity to adequately investigate and prosecute online abuse
4) Pilot an e-Safety Commissioner focused on e-safety of women and girls and ending online abuse


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