Petition · past parliament
Ban Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the United Kingdom.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) is a web browser created by the Microsoft Corporation. This web browser is a developer's worst nightmare! It's slow, horrible and refuses to function properly with modern websites.
If you have a heart you will use Chrome, Firefox, even Edge if you must continue helping Microsoft!
IE is hated by developers, geeks and anyone who calls themselves technologically competent.
Even the popular website YouTube, owned by the "kings of the internet" Google, have abandoned most versions of IE.
Just ask Google: https://goo.gl/J8HJAZ
IE is hated by developers, geeks and anyone who calls themselves technologically competent.
Even the popular website YouTube, owned by the "kings of the internet" Google, have abandoned most versions of IE.
Just ask Google: https://goo.gl/J8HJAZ
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Timeline
| 18 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.