Regulate the Tech Industry

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The tech industry has been designing its platforms- Social media o be addictive. Its main revenue is through ads, which is the reason it is designed to keep users addicted to viewing more and more ads. It is destroying the social fabric of society, causing mental health issues and addiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvQxtotEX-M

https://noshinmahmud.com/2019/07/17/is-social-media-unethical/

https://humanetech.com/get-involved/

https://socialnomics.net/2017/04/06/unethical-social-media-it-can-bite-back/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48222017

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 UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you'd like more regulation in the tech industry. But we're not sure exactly what regulation you'd like.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

17 Jul 2019	Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Jul 2019

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