Extend the Online safety bill to include online scams

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

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).

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Extend the Online Safety Bill’s protections against online scams
Extend the Online Safety Bill’s protections against online scams

Timeline

11 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
14 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 May 2021

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