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Make it law to supply ID to hold a social media account.

Submitted on Sunday 28th February 2021

Rejected on Monday 8th March 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make it law to supply ID to hold a social media account.

Petition Details

Make it law for social media providers to require ID to hold a social media account of any kind.

Additional Information

As, arguably the most influential forms of interaction, it beggars belief that accountability for commentary on these platforms is not regulated. The anonymity currently allowed needs to be stopped. Nobody should be able to abuse others free of accountability.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

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Make it compulsory to submit ID on social media to help end online abuse.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572480

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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/575833

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