Petition · past parliament

Stop social media from encouraging terrorism.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The March 2017 London terrorist attack highlighted the role of social media in publishing material showing how to facilitate terrorist atrocities. The UK Government must legislate to force the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter to do something about this!

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

24 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Apr 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.