Tackling Online Abuse
Petitions Committee
Closed
Inquiry
The Petitions Committee has launched an inquiry into tackling online abuse, to consider issues raised in a number of petitions from the last Parliament and to follow up on the Committee’s previous inquiry into online abuse and the experiences of disabled people. The inquiry will resume in the wake of …
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22
Recommendations
7
Conclusions
1
Report
5
Oral sessions
5
Events
Activity timeline 12 events
28 Mar
2022
2022
1 Feb
2022
2022
Report published
1 Dec
2021
2021
Oral evidence
1 Dec
2021
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
23 Nov
2021
2021
Oral evidence
23 Nov
2021
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
16 Nov
2021
2021
Oral evidence
16 Nov
2021
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
2 Nov
2021
2021
Oral evidence
2 Nov
2021
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2 Jul
2020
2020
Oral evidence
2 Jul
2020
2020
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Virtual meeting
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
1 Dec 2021
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Chris Philp MP · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Orla MacRae · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
23 Nov 2021
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Dr Nicholas Hoggard · Law Commission
Katy Minshall · Twitter
Professor Penney Lewis · The Law Commission
Rebecca Stimson · Meta
Theo Bertram · TikTok
16 Nov 2021
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Tackling Online Abuse
Andy Burrows · NSPCC
Dr Bertie Vidgen · The Alan Turing Institute
Ellen Judson · Demos
Seyi Akiwowo · Glitch
Stephen Kinsella OBE · Clean up the Internet
William Perrin OBE · Carnegie Trust UK
2 Nov 2021
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Tackling Online Abuse
Chara Bakalis · Oxford Brookes University
Danny Stone MBE · Antisemitism Policy Trust
Dr Joe Mulhall · HOPE not hate
Matthew Harrison · The Royal Mencap Society
Nancy Kelley · Stonewall
Ruth Smeeth · Index on Censorship
2 Jul 2020
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Amy Price
Katie Price
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Report - Tackling online abuse | HC 766 | 1 Feb 2022 | 29 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
5
Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Second Report - Tackling online ab…
The Government’s online safety proposals do not go far enough in acknowledging and seeking to...
The Government’s online safety proposals do not go far enough in acknowledging and seeking to tackle the heightened levels of abuse faced by some communities online. While the requirement for Ofcom to consult with civil society groups in Tackling Online …
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Government Response
The government agrees that companies should consider risks to different user groups and has amended the Bill's risk assessment provisions. Companies will now be required to consider the risk of harm to individuals with certain characteristics or group memberships, including protected characteristics, but does not address additional user advocacy arrangements.