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Make online bullying a specific crime & new rules for social media platforms

Submitted by Sian Nelson on Wednesday 14th May 2025

Published on Wednesday 11th June 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 11th December 2025

Signatures: 522

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

48 hours ~ Bullying ~ Children ~ Crime ~ Criminal ~ Held ~ Ignore ~ Legally ~ Mandatory ~ Media ~ New rules ~ Penalty ~ Police ~ police investigation ~ Remove ~ Responsible ~ Social media ~ Spaces ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 522 signatures in total, with signatories from 274 constituencies. That makes it the 10,612th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 39% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 7% (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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