Petition Prevent media publication of social media content without consent

Following tragic events, the media will trawl through the social media accounts of victims to find information and photographs that they can publish.

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The Government should change the law so that publishers cannot use social media content without the consent of the owner or their next of kin.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

67 signatures

10,000

Date closed 6 November 2019
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