Select Committee · Petitions Committee

Online abuse and the experience of disabled people

Status: Closed Opened: 9 Jan 2018 Closed: 9 Jan 2018 3 reports
Inquiry scopeDraft recommendations for consultation Read the full report Read the full report (PDF 123KB) Large print format Easy read Government response Read the full report Read the full report (PDF 194KB) Large print format The Committee looked into the following questions: What's the impact of online abuse, especially on people with disabilities? Who’s responsible for protecting people from online abuse? Are technology companies doing enough? How well does the current law protect disabled people from online abuse? Does the law need to be changed? How should we define online abuse? Where’s the line between legitimate freedom of expression, behaviour that is against the terms and conditions of social media sites, and abuse that should be against the law? What support is there for victims of online abuse? The Committee heard from people with disabilities and other experts in the field.

Reports

3 reports

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
19 Jun 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
24 Apr 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗
6 Feb 2018 No witnesses recorded View ↗

Correspondence

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