Aggiornamento sulla petizioneBlock Mean Stop : Mandatory Recognition and Law Enforcement Training for TFHSWhy Block Means Stop Has Shifted Its Focus

Colleen LawsonElkton, MD, Stati Uniti

19 dic 2025
When this petition was first created, it called for new legislation to address cyberstalking and online harassment.
Since then, something important has become clear.
After reviewing existing state and federal laws — and after hearing from victims across jurisdictions — it is no longer accurate to say that the problem is a lack of laws. The problem is that the laws already on the books are too often not enforced, minimized, or not escalated when conduct crosses state lines.
Victims are repeatedly told to “just block,” even when they document:
• persistent monitoring after blocking,
• threats,
• doxxing,
• coordinated harassment, and
• interstate activity.
Blocking is a boundary — it is not a solution.
When these behaviors continue, the law has already been violated, and enforcement should follow.
This shift was also informed by the creation of Voices Unhidden, an advocacy initiative developed to document patterns shared by people impacted by online stalking and harassment. Across stories, states, and platforms, the same failures appear again and again: reports dismissed, threats minimized, and escalation delayed — until irreversible harm occurs.
This petition has been updated to focus on what will actually save lives:
• enforcing existing cyberstalking laws,
• recognizing patterns as a course of conduct,
• and requiring escalation to federal authorities when cases cross jurisdictions.
Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, and supported this petition. Your support matters — and this evolution reflects what victims and advocates are seeing on the ground before somebody dies.
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