Submitted on Tuesday 13th July 2021
Rejected on Monday 19th July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make verified ID a requirement for accessing online pornography.
If social media websites can be forced to require ID, so can pornography websites. The government needs to:
- Remove clause 131 of the Online Safety Bill
- Enforce in its entirety part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017, forcing pornography websites to require age verification for access.
In 2019 the government shelved plans to protect children by forcing pornography websites to require proof of age before they grant access to adult content under the pretext that such a law would be unenforceable.
Following a petition launched by Katie Price, the government will debate whether to 'make it a legal requirement when opening a new social media account to provide a verified form of ID.'
If social media access can be regulated in this way, so can pornography access.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You might like to sign the following petition:
Make showing proof of age a legal requirement for accessing online pornography
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/580004
18.117.227.194 Tue, 07 May 2024 14:21:47 +0100
