Articles tagged with: online abuse

28 Dec 2024 Parliament

What Will The Westminster Social Media Landscape Look Like In 2025?

The interaction between Westminster politics and social media was a major talking point this year, with the dominance of X, formerly known as Twitter, challenged by alternatives like Bluesky. Zoe Crowther explores how the Westminster social media landscape might evolve in 2025.

17 Dec 2024 Political parties

The Professor Will See You Now: Scum

In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: scum

23 Apr 2024 Home affairs

"Devastating" Report Shows Thousands Of Children Under Six Being Sexually Abused Online

The Security Minister and the Internet Watch Foundation have urged technology firms to take "urgent action", as a "devastating" new report shows the extent of online sexual abuse and grooming being carried out against children under the age of six.

19 Apr 2023 Technology

Online Safety Bill "Could Pose Risk" To Balance Of Power Between Government And Tech Firms, Peer Warns

The Online Safety Bill risks trying to do too much too quickly while giving too much power to the secretary of state, according to a Conservative peer.

06 Mar 2023 Home affairs

MP Warns That Online Hate Could Lead To More Real World Attacks On Parliamentarians

Conservative MP Vicky Ford has said that the UK has become an outlier for its number of "real world" violent attacks against politicians.

13 Oct 2022 Technology

The world of online abuse is dark – it is vital the Online Safety Bill returns soon

In 2020 I found myself at the centre of a social media storm. My team noticed an increased number of abusive comments, tweets and messages. This was not caused by a position I had taken or a view I had expressed – it was due to the fact I had been lucky enough to have a baby.

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14 Jul 2022 Communities

IET comments on reports of a delay in the Online Safety Bill

A joint comment from Catherine Allen, co-author of the IET’s Safeguarding the metaverse report and member of the IET’s Digital Policy Panel, and child safety advocate and IET Honorary Fellow, Carol Vorderman M.A.(Cantab) MBE:

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07 Jul 2022 Home affairs

Reforms to protect victims of intimate image abuse, criminalising “downblousing” and sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent

28 Feb 2022 Culture

Government urged to do more to protect women and girls from online abuse

The government recently introduced changes to toughen up its Online Safety Bill, with plans for new offences and measures against anonymous troll. But some MPs and campaigners say Nadine Dorries — the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport — could still do more to protect women from cyber flashing and other forms of online abuse.

22 Nov 2021 Economy

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

From Myspace to the Metaverse, our online space has changed dramatically over the last two decades – and now legislation is having to play catch up. Georgina Bailey reports on whether the much-heralded Online Safety Bill can bring about the changes needed.

16 Nov 2021 Social affairs

Is ending anonymity the price to pay for online safety?

Home Secretary Priti Patel’s suggestion that the government could look at restricting online anonymity in the wake of the killing of veteran Conservative MP Sir David Amess highlights the difficult balance lawmakers must strike in regulating powerful social media companies to reduce online harm while protecting those who need to hide their identity to speak truth to power.

18 Oct 2021 Home affairs

Dominic Raab Supports Removing Online Anonymity To Tackle "Out Of Control" Abuse Of MPs

The deputy prime minister has shown support for calls from the Home Secretary to crack down on online abuse in faced by MPs.

29 Sep 2021 Political parties

Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Anna Turley on abuse and life post-Parliament

“You can’t pick your era in politics,” says Anna Turley, former MP for Redcar.

13 Sep 2021 Culture

Ex-Love Islander Says Government Should Be Doing More To Promote Positive Image Of Influencers

Exclusive: Amy Hart — who appeared on Love Island in 2019 — told PoliticsHome she wants ministers to do more to support the work of online influencers whilst also cracking down on abuse.

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21 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Reforms to protect victims of online abuse and safeguard freedom of expression announced

02 Jul 2021 Home affairs

The Online Safety Bill won’t solve online abuse

The Online Safety Bill contains threats to freedom of expression, privacy, and commerce which will do nothing to solve online abuse, deal with social media platforms, or make the web a better place to be.

14 Jun 2021 Health

Failure to take action has led to sexual abuse being normalised in schools

Peer-on-peer sexual abuse was rife when the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee reported five years ago. Fast forward, Ofsted are only now giving it the attention it deserves.

15 Mar 2021 Home affairs

The government’s violence against women and girls’ strategy must tackle sexual harassment online too

Laws are needed to tackle the sharing of intimate images online without consent - something that disproportionately effects women.

08 Mar 2021 Social affairs

It’s not just the anonymous trolls: online attacks on women are in plain sight

It was last summer, on the third day of people wanting to murder me over an orange lolly, that I began to wonder if my mother was right and I should’ve studied medicine after all.

06 Mar 2021 Political parties

Sexist insults, abuse, death threats: expect all this and more as a female MP

Many women in Westminster endure a culture of intimidation and harassment as part of the job. Is this the price they must pay to represent their community? Radhika Sanghani reports