This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition I believe that MPs should be held accountable for false social media posts
Given their position and the influence that they can potentially have over others, I believe that there should be a body to hold MPs accountable for false, misleading and untrue posts on social media
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With the expansion of social media and the accessibility that there now is to an array of various different social media site it is important that information being posted to these sites by members of Parliament ( and other politicians) is factual. Is is too easy for people to see a post from an elected member and believe it to be true without question. Where an MP knowing post false information they should be held accountable
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We're not sure how you would like MPs to be held accountable for false social media posts. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.