Require social media platforms to protect disabled people from online abuse

The duty of care in the Online Safety Bill must specifically address the disproportionate abuse faced by disabled people online. Coventry Youth Activists are calling for the Government to strengthen social media platforms’ safeguarding responsibilities, to encourage them to invest in innovative ways to tackle this issue, rather than passing responsibility to the users posting the abuse. People with protected characteristics including disabled people should be afforded the same protections and rights online as in public places.