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Internet trolling and cyberbullying should be made a criminal offence.

Submitted on Tuesday 31st January 2017

Rejected on Thursday 9th February 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Internet trolling and cyberbullying should be made a criminal offence.

Petition Details

Internet trolling a quarter of teenagers suffered online abuse last year adults and celebrities also face the same daily and suicide is a risk.

Survey of 13- to 18-year-olds reveals teenagers with disabilities and those from minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to encounter cyberbullying

Additional Information

The current laws are not enforced or strong enough, bigger sentences and fines are needed for those convicted.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

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