Petition · past parliament

Ban the sale of video games which demonstrate mistreatment of women (e.g. GTA)

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

To change the way women are treated (mainly by men) and reduce the incidences of sexual harassment, abuse and violence, and eradicate sexual inequality, we need to stop our children playing video games which actively encourage disrespect and even "teach" them how to abuse and then murder women.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

18 Jan 2018 Petition opened for signatures
26 Jan 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Jan 2018

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