Blanchard promotes harassment petition after Urker’s death

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is promoting a petition she calls “Kenan’s Law,” urging changes to how social media platforms respond to repeated harassment reports, following the death of her former fiancé Ken Urker. The proposal is intended to encourage platforms to consider patterns of reported posts and comments rather than assess each item in isolation, according to Blanchard’s petition and statements. Blanchard asked followers to support the petition in a social media post published after Urker’s death. She said he had faced online scrutiny that she believed crossed into targeted harassment and cyberbullying, and that reports to multiple platforms often received responses indicating no violation had occurred. Those allegations are Blanchard’s account; the material provided does not include platform records or an independent assessment of the reports. The petition calls for stronger procedures for handling serious, repeated reports of online harassment. Blanchard has described the effort as a way to honor Urker and improve the response for people who feel their concerns are not being heard.