Petition · past parliament

Remove all Gang related material on YouTube that insights stabbing and Shootings

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

YouTube are hosting Gang related videos with explicit content insighting the use of Guns and knifes . This material has encouraged Senseless Turf War within Gangs in East London with a sharp rise in Shooting and Stabbings .
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/04/killed-in-2018-londons-victims-of-violence#img-2

https://www.theguardian.com/membership/ng-interactive/2017/mar/28/beyond-the-blade-marking-the-death-of-every-child-and-teen-by-a-knife-in-2017

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/gun-and-knife-crime-soaring-in-london-official-figures-show-a3513366.html

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This petition is calling on YouTube, not the UK Government or Parliament, to take action.

Timeline

8 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Apr 2018

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