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1 day news ban across all platforms for reporting anything relating to COVID 19

Submitted on Thursday 14th January 2021

Rejected on Wednesday 20th January 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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1 day news ban across all platforms for reporting anything relating to COVID 19

Petition Details

I would like parliament to debate whether, in the interest of public health, a 1 day reporting ban on the COVID 19 pandemic would improve the country’s mental health

Additional Information

For the past 10 months our news companies have consistently reported the daily infection rates and deaths of the pandemic. This, associated with restrictions put in place in tiers and lockdowns, have exacerbated the deterioration of existing mental health conditions and created new mental health crisis’ in people who were previously undiagnosed. There is a significant risk of information overload, there are other things happening in the world that could be reported. The nation requires respite.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for deciding what media outlets report.

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