Petition · past parliament

Use ID for social media to protect children and Ban paedophiles

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I have been saddened by the amount of paedophiles being caught grooming on social media. I have an idea.
When registering for a social media site I think you should have to put in some sort identification. For example, passport number, NI number, driving license number. So on.
TBC
also believe that when these people are caught they should then have a social media ban as they have put in those details they cannot set up multiple accounts.
Therefore keeping our Children safe. Our children won’t be able to access social media until they get the ID required as at the moment it’s a check box for age so any child with intelligence can join social media

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

3 Sep 2018 Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Sep 2018

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