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Reform online safety laws to require verification for social media accounts

Submitted on Wednesday 11th January 2023

Rejected on Thursday 19th January 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Reform online safety laws to require verification for social media accounts

Petition Details

We would like the government to engage with social media sites to require account verification within the jurisdiction of the UK. Regulations surrounding social media is insufficient individuals are making numerous accounts to abuse and harass others.

Additional Information

Online harassment within the UK is widespread. 1 in 5 women have experienced online abuse or harassment. There are insufficient regulations to protect individuals from online abuse. Laws protecting individuals are also unclear. People are setting up fake accounts, with ease, to troll others. Account verification and the clamping down on fake accounts will make it easier to identify those behind the accounts and to enforce current laws.


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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.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625131

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