Submitted on Monday 12th July 2021
Rejected on Thursday 15th July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Prosecute abusers on social media using ID checks for all UK social accounts
After England's Euro Final defeat, three team members who missed penalties were abused on social media.
This petition asks the Government and social media companies to stop online abuse using ID checks for all accounts and prosecute abusers to the full extent of the law.
One obvious solution is to ensure all social media accounts require ID verification. Putting the onus on Twitter, Facebook etc. to identify all users would hinder abusers using the channels for their own nefarious ends
The Government’s response to a petition from 5th May 2021 claimed:-
“User ID verification… could disproportionately impact vulnerable users & interfere with freedom of expression”. This isn’t good enough
This petition demands ID checks for UK social media users with immediate effect
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
Decisions to prosecute individuals for abuse on social media are a decision for the police and prosecuting authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You might like to sign the following petition:
Make it compulsory to submit ID on social media to help end online abuse.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572480
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