Submitted on Tuesday 11th May 2021
Rejected on Friday 14th May 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Extend the Online safety bill to include online scams
Online platforms, such as search engines and social media sites, to be given a legal responsibility to protect users from fake and fraudulent content on their sites that lead to scams.
Since the start of the pandemic, I've noticed a significant increase in fraudulent emails and text messages and whilst I'm tech savy, not everyone is and scams are constantly changing.
According to Action Fraud figures, £1.7 billion was lost to scams in the past year, while estimates for the year to June 2020 reveal that 85% of all fraud was cyber-enabled. (Money saving expert).
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Extend the Online Safety Bill’s protections against online scams
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585224
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