• Online Harms Bill - Community Consultation Form

  • Online Harms Bill - Community Consultation Form

     

    Before you begin

    The UK's Online Safety Act became law in 2023. It was meant to make the internet safer. But significant gaps remain: automated harassment campaigns, algorithmic amplification of abuse targeting marginalised communities, and AI-generated harm are still not adequately addressed by the legislation. Read our summary here

    Black AI Futures is building a submission to Parliament to close this gap. Your responses will directly inform that submission. We are particularly focused on how online harm affects women and underrepresented communities.

    • Most questions are required
    • This takes approximately 10–12 minutes
    • Your data will be used in aggregated, anonymised form only
  • About You

    This will allow data disaggregation when reporting to Parliament
  • 1. Age bracket*
  • 2. Gender*
  • 3. Ethnic / Heritage Background*
  • 4. Location*
  • 5. Which best describes you?*
  • Section 2: Awareness

    Scale: Strongly disagree / Disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neutral / Somewhat agree / Agree / Strongly agree
  • Section 3. What Counts as Harm?

    Scale: 1 = Not harmful at all → 7 = Extremely harmful
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  • Section 4: AI Bots & Automated Harm

    Scale: Strongly disagree / Disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neutral / Somewhat agree / Agree / Strongly agree. The law has taken some steps to address AI-generated harm. But significant gaps remain. This section asks about your views on those gaps.
  • 17. Have you personally experienced any of the following? (select all that apply)*
  • Section 5. Women & Online Safety

    Scale: Strongly disagree / Disagree / Somewhat disagree / Neutral / Somewhat agree / Agree / Strongly agree
  • 24. Have you personally experienced online harassment, or witnessed it targeting someone you know?*
  • Section 6: Your Priorities

  • 25. Which of the following should be Parliament’s top priorities in reforming the Online Safety Act? (select your top 3)*
  • Section 7: AI & Health

    AI is increasingly being used for health advice and medical information. This section helps us understand how our community is already interacting with AI in healthcare contexts.
  • 26. Have you ever used an AI tool or chatbot for health-related advice or medical information?
  • Section 8: Your Voice

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