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<p>In October 2018 the Government published data on online hate crime, which shows
an increase in online disability hate crime recorded by the police between 2016/17
and 2017/18 (from 140 to 225). It is likely that the figures under represent levels
of online hate crime towards people with disabilities and do not cover online abuse
that does not meet the criminal threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Online Harms
White Paper will set out legislative measures to tackle the full range of online harms,
including online abuse. We will continue to engage with the disabled community and
other stakeholders as we develop our proposals.</p>
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