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Require social media companies to implement independent fact-checking

Submitted by David Lowe on Thursday 9th January 2025

Published on Thursday 6th March 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 6th September 2025

Current Signatures: 29
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Actor ~ Companies ~ Democrats ~ Ensure ~ foreigner ~ independence ~ Individuals ~ measures ~ Media ~ media companies ~ Misinformation ~ Politics ~ Quality ~ Shared ~ Social media ~ society ~ trust

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 29 signatures in total, with signatories from 24 constituencies. That makes it the 948th most popular open petition, and the 32,626th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 9% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 10% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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