Petition calls for UK law to hold Big Tech accountable for dangerous imported goods
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Summary
The article is a petition addressed to UK Secretary Peter Kyle, calling for legal action to close a loophole that allows Big Tech companies like Amazon, TikTok, and Alibaba to flood the UK with dangerous goods, particularly products with unsafe batteries. It highlights that UK fire brigades are responding to a battery-related fire every five hours, and demands that online marketplaces be held to the same safety standards as high street shops.
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· 3 pulledA battery fire every five hours. That's how often UK fire brigades are now rushing into burning homes, fighting blazes sparked by dangerous goods.
You must close the loophole that lets Big Tech bosses profit by flooding the UK with dangerous goods.
To protect our homes and families you must change the law so online marketplaces obey the same safety rules that apply to any other shop on our high streets.
A battery fire hits the UK every 5 hours. Amazon, TikTok, Alibaba are exploiting a loophole to import dangerous goods. But now we have a rare chance to stop them.
