Petition calls on UK government to make Big Tech legally liable for algorithmic harm
This is a petition calling for emergency legislation to make social media and AI platforms legally and financially responsible for harm caused by their algorithms. It argues that tech giants exploit a legal loophole treating them as "neutral hosts" while actively promoting dangerous content for profit. The petition targets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State Liz Kendall, demanding they end Big Tech's immunity and hold them accountable for damage to mental health, safety, and democracy.
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We call for urgent emergency legislation that makes social media and AI platforms legally and financially responsible for the harm they cause.
It is time to end the loophole that treats tech giants as 'neutral hosts' while actively publishing and promoting dangerous content for profit.
Big Tech must finally pay the price for the damage they inflict on our mental health, safety, and democracy.
Tech billionaires shouldn't get to hide behind a legal loophole while their algorithms push dangerous content for profit.
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