This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Make snapchat and other social media forums an adult only subscription service
More teens than ever suffer from self harm, eating disorders, bullying, drugs, sexual behaviours etc at a younger & younger age. Social media plays a huge part with increasing pressures on teens & as it becomes easier to exchange messages/images without a trace its impossible to supervise/police
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Social media providers must take more responsibility to protect society's most vulnerable
- make snapchat/ any 'secret' messaging service obtain debit/credit card details at the point of registration to verify age/identity
- if forums are designed at younger users require dual adult registration/permission
- ensure that no messaging service allows messages to be permanently unrecoverable once deleted to protect against grooming/bullying/false allegations and uphold the principles of safeguarding
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
At the moment, age policies are the responsibility of social media sites.
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