Over 300K people sign UK petition requiring ID to join social media after Euro loss Twitter\/FacebookA petition to require legal identification to sign up for social media in the UK is gaining momentum after some of England\u2019s football stars received abuse following England\u2019s heartbreaking loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 Finals. The eyes of the football world watched the hopes and dreams of England get crushed in real time as they fell to Italy in the Finals of the Euro 2020 tournament. Instead of coming together to celebrate the great run, though, some fans unfortunately decided to hurl abuse at the players online instead \u2013 which has led to a petition asking for ID to sign up for social media, getting hundreds of thousands of signatures on the UK Parliament\u2019s website. Even though it\u2019s gained thousands of votes since the Euros defeat, the request for Parliament to consider and debate the petition was first made back in April. Originally, the petition was created back in April by English media personality Katie Price, decrying the online abuses her disabled son Harvey was receiving. Read More: Good Week, Bad Week: ACE Family hit with lawsuits, Jake & Logan Paul praised by Tyson Fury – It\u2019s gotten a massive shot in the arm following the July 11 loss though, especially after the English FA put out a statement condemning the online racist abuse players like Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, and Jadon Sancho all received after the Italy game. Price seems delighted by all the attention her request has received following the match, but a new law from the UK government to require IDs online probably won\u2019t be happening anytime soon. Wow! Look how many of you have now signed my #trackatroll petition! Thank you all so much! \u2764\ud83d\udc38\ud83c\udf08https:\/\/t.co\/XCXj9J6sde pic.twitter.com\/NiBTMECOrD \u2014 Katie Price (@KatiePrice) July 12, 2021 That\u2019s because, despite it\u2019s newfound popularity, the UK government already posted an official response to the request back in May of 2021 basically shutting the idea down. \u201cThe Online Safety legislation will address anonymous harmful activity,\u201d the official response states. \u201cUser ID verification for social media could disproportionately impact vulnerable users and interfere with freedom of expression.\u201d So, while Rashford, Saka, Sancho, and the rest of the England team will unfortunately have some unpleasant mentions and DMs piling up, it doesn\u2019t seem like the UK will be requiring IDs to sign up for Twitter, Instagram, or any other social media anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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