We've had some big wins in our fight to tackle online scams and fake reviews, so we’re focusing our efforts on preventing the sale of dangerous goods online.

Online shopping is more popular than ever, but UK laws have failed to keep pace. The result? Tech giants have been flooding UK households with thousands of unsafe products - and getting away with it. The new government has published a Product Regulation and Metrology Bill that presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make this right. But the government must ensure these new laws give online marketplaces clear legal responsibilities for keeping dangerous products off their sites and that they are backed up by tough enforcement, including heavy fines, when businesses fall short.

In the meantime, after years of failed promises about prioritising the safety of their customers, online marketplaces need to step up and do better now.

Sign the petition to make tech giants protect us online.

The Online Safety Bill is now law, holding major online platforms accountable for removing harmful content like scams. Here's how Which? led the campaign for better online safety...

Listen to our second episode of the Which? Campaigns Podcast, where Harry Kind speaks to Neena Bhati and Camilla Eason, about how Which? led the campaign for better online safety.

In February 2022, 10.5k supporters sent a postcard to Nadine Dorries, asking her, as then Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, to protect us from online scams in the Online Safety Bill.

It's easy to be tempted by cheap products from online marketplaces, but our safety investigations have shown that you need to shop carefully to avoid putting yourself and your home at risk.

Check out our Shop safely online guide to discover how to avoid dangerous products.