This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Government to regulate social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc
Social media platforms have become too big and influential to be allowed to operate under their own rules. We have seen recently swathes of people having their accounts banned for writing a rightwing political view or sharing a photo of themselves with certain people which were previously allowed
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Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers"
I would like to see the government bring in regulation so that this fundamental right is upheld and free speech from both sides is allowed to flourish. No one should be banned for their political views.
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.
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