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Under the "Online Fraud Charter," due to be signed at a meeting
chaired by Interior Minister James Cleverly in London, the
companies pledge to take further action to block and remove
fraudulent content from their sites, the government said.
In addition to Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the voluntary
agreement will be signed by eBay, Meta Platforms' Facebook and
Instagram, Microsoft's LinkedIn, Match Group, Snap's Snapchat,
ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube, with a pledge to
implement the measures that apply to their companies within six
months.
"Fraud is now the most common crime in the UK, with online
scammers targeting the most vulnerable in society," British
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement.
"By joining forces with these tech giants we will continue to
crack down on fraudsters, making sure they have nowhere to hide
online."
The measures include having simple and quick routes to report
fraudulent material, as well as working closely with law
enforcement in their efforts to target fraudsters.
The companies will also commit to increased levels of
verification on peer-to-peer marketplaces, while people using
online dating services will have the opportunity to prove they
are not imposters.
The British government says fraud accounts for around 40% of all
crime in England and Wales, with data from industry body UK
Finance showing almost 80% of all authorised push payment fraud
originates online.
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan in London; Editing by Matthew
Lewis)
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