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MPs have called for “urgent action” from the government to fight the rise in online homophobia.
The Commons debate followed a petition calling for a new law – organised by reality TV star Bobby Norris.
The Only Way Is Essex cast member said he had been spurred into action by unacceptable abuse directed at him on social media.
The Home Office has said a range of offences already exist to prosecute hate crimes.
But it added that it had asked the Law Commission – an independent body that reviews the law in England and Wales – to review whether current hate crime legislation was effective in tackling online and offline abuse.
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