Make racists accountable for their online trolling by being prosecuted.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the government to make each social media account linked to their I.D, address, etc. If abused online, police should be able to track these people down and charge them for their racist comments and abuse.

England football team are being racially abused currently. If people think they can do it to celebrities, they can do it to anyone. It is 2021 and racism should not be tolerated under any circumstance. People can easily make fake profiles and not be held accountable for their behaviour. This not only impacts racism, but all type of hate.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Produce and enforce a zero-tolerance strategy to end racism on social media: Produce and enforce a zero-tolerance strategy to end racism on social media

Require social media platforms’ terms of use to prohibit racism and hate speech: Require social media platforms’ terms of use to prohibit racism and hate speech

Increase legal penalties for those convicted of online racial abuse: Increase legal penalties for those convicted of online racial abuse

Require Social media sites review every post/comment before publication: Require Social media sites review every post/comment before publication

Decisions about investigating alleged offences and prosecuting these are a matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service, not the Government or House of Commons.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jul 2021

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