Submitted on Saturday 16th May 2020
Rejected on Thursday 30th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make censorship on social media illegal
There is no place for censorship in a modern democracy. Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of British life.
The UK Government should make it illegal for social media operating in the UK to delete or discriminate content, channels or accounts without the account holder's consent or a court order.
Every citizen and permanent resident in the UK is expected to ‘respect the rights of others, including their right to their own opinions’.
Recently social media have been deleting content on a mass scale. Censored content includes high profile scientists, doctors, alternative media, etc. criticising the official narrative about Covid-19.
YouTube said: “YouTube has clear policies prohibiting any content that disputes the existence and transmission of Covid-19 as described by the WHO and the NHS”.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the terms and conditions of individual social media companies.
Given your concern about freedom of speech, you might like to sign this petition instead: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300305.
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