Overview
- Debbie Duncan, who appeared on ITV’s This Morning on Thursday, urged new rules to force platforms to remove coordinated lies that target grieving families.
- Her Jay’s Law petition seeks a legal duty on social media companies to swiftly take down organised misinformation and malicious speculation about bereaved relatives.
- The campaign now counts about 16,500 signatures and has drawn a formal government response, with Duncan saying she has visited Parliament several times.
- Duncan described ongoing abuse that includes false claims about mafia links, attacks on her family, prank calls, and accusations that a GoFundMe covered drug debts.
- Jay Slater, 19, died in July 2024 after a fall in the Juan Lopez ravine, and an inquest ruled the death accidental, a finding Duncan cites as she backs anti‑trolling efforts with charities and media campaigns.