Submitted on Friday 13th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 19th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Open up UK print media online paywalls/subscriptions for COVID-19 reporting
Instruct national and local UK print media publications to make all reporting on COVID-19/Coronavirus free to the public to read online.
All COVID-19 reporting, advice and information should be removed from behind the paywall/subscription.
At this time of national and international crisis the general public must have access to reliable and trustworthy information.
Verifiable, factual information that has the potential to save lives should be free.
The general public should not have to rely on social media for the facts and advice, where it can be difficult to differentiate between the truth and fake news.
If true COVID-19/Coronavirus information online can save lives, we should be able to read it for free.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government can't instruct the media to remove paywalls in respect of certain content. You could start a petition asking for the Government to work with the media to encourage them to do this, or to pass legislation preventing media outlets from putting certain content behind paywalls.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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