Petition · past parliament

Change sexual harassment laws to include material send by social media

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

It has become a common occurrence for women, especially young women, to be sexually harassed/ intimidated through social media. This predatory behaviour by young men needs to stop and the law needs updating.

Why it was rejected

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

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You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. You could start a new petition asking for sexual harassment, including on social media, to be made a specific criminal offence, if that's what you'd like to happen.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Sep 2018

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