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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: Closed

Closed: Saturday 6th September 2025

Signatures: 52

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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 52 signatures in total, with signatories from 44 constituencies. That makes it the 28,853rd most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 16% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 5% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

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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