Rejected petition Is the Media a Tool for Terrorism?

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As part of my Citizenship GCSE Courework, I have been asked to carry out research into a Citizenship issue that I think is important. I have chosen the topic of "Is the Media a Tool for Terrorism".

Due to convenience and broad reach of social media platforms, such as: Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Terrorist Groups, like Isis and Al-Qaeda, have been abusing them to garner publicity and recruit overseas. For example, the 3 East London Schoolgirls who have flown overseas to join the Islamic State terrorist group.

Through this petition, I hope to not only raise awareness of this issue, but to help prevent things such as this occuring in the future. I suggest we take action, by removing/ blocking the videos online and by removing/ blocking the social media accounts that have been promoting the terrorist groups and their actions.

Thank you for your time,
Cameron Smith
Chatham Grammar School for Boys

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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Date submitted 9 March 2015
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