Prosecute abusers on social media using ID checks for all UK social accounts

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

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

Why it was rejected

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

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.
Make it compulsory to submit ID on social
media to help end online abuse.

Timeline

12 Jul 2021	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jul 2021

Follow this petition