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Ban all news sites from allowing comments on news stories

Submitted by Dan Baker on Monday 24th July 2023

Published on Thursday 27th July 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 27th January 2024

Signatures: 25

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Ban all news sites from allowing comments on news stories

Petition Details

My local news website offers the ability for readers to comment on almost all stories in a live notice board. These comments are often toxic, abusive and factually inaccurate. I want to see a full ban of all UK newspaper websites from offering the ability to comment through a live notice board.

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Why do we need the ability to post opinions and speculations on a reported news story? My local news website offers a notice board on almost all stories and it is often filled with racist, toxic, speculative comments, and although a report system is available, there is too many to take down and often these are not responded to. News sites are not social media!


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