Rejected petition Save anonymity

Do not pass the law suggesting people under the age of 18 have to verify social media accounts using the ID of that someone over 18.

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Passing this law would be extremely harmful to many minors.

Lots of people use social media as a safe space to share their experiences surrounding issues such as abuse and use it as a platform to revive help.

LGQBT+ youth also use social media to express things such as their sexuality and gender identity.

By passing this law you will be forcing many minors into unwanted situations, and potentially subjecting them to harmful situations, from others or even themselves.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You might like to sign the following petition:

Do not make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/579714

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

Date submitted 14 March 2021
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