Nandy pledges crackdown on 'doxxing' after RNLI volunteers see personal details online
Summary
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has promised to strengthen laws against doxxing after volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) had their personal details shared online. She criticized social media platforms, especially X (formerly Twitter), for poor handling of doxxing and pledged swift government action.Key Facts
- Doxxing is sharing private information like home addresses online, which is currently only illegal if done to cause harm or fear.
- Lisa Nandy wants to make doxxing a clear criminal offense regardless of intent.
- RNLI volunteers helping migrants crossing the English Channel have been targeted with personal information online and faced abuse.
- Nandy held talks with social media companies to address doxxing; TikTok agreed to remove such posts automatically, but Meta (Facebook/Instagram) does not.
- X did not attend the government meeting, drawing criticism from Nandy.
- Only 1.2% of RNLI's rescues were for people in distress in the Channel; most interventions are by the UK Border Force.
- The government’s Online Safety Act, aimed at reducing online abuse, is seen as slow to enforce, with few penalties issued.
- Nandy called for quicker action by regulator Ofcom to handle online abuse and protect people’s safety.
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