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Social Media Platforms (Identity Verification) Bill

A Bill to require social media platforms to offer a user identity verification process to all users; to require such platforms to offer options to limit or block interaction with other users who have chosen not to verify their identity through that process; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Social Media Platforms (Identity Verification) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 24 November 2021 by Siobhan Baillie (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 24 Nov 2021
  2. 2nd reading Commons 6 May 2022

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2022.