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Ban all convicted child sex offenders from using social media

Submitted by Trevor Coult on Thursday 11th December 2025

Published on Wednesday 21st January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 21st July 2026

Current Signatures: 2,050
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Child ~ Children ~ convicted ~ Encouraging ~ Law ~ Media ~ Paedophiles ~ place ~ sex offenders ~ Social media ~ Target ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 2,050 signatures in total, with signatories from 604 constituencies. That makes it the 200th most popular open petition, and the 5,570th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 96% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of -4% (very 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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