Rejected petition Ban the media from using Coronavirus as clickbait

Force the media to only report on coronavirus virus if there is any new advice from the government

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If they stop causing panic over this issue in two weeks time we’ll all be wondering what the fuss was about and businesses will be able to get back to normal

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.

The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the content of the media.

Newspapers are regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation. You can find out more about IPSO here:

https://www.ipso.co.uk/

Broadcast media is regulated by Ofcom. You can find out more here:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/home

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 6 March 2020
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