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Petition · past parliament

Make it compulsory for ID to be used when starting a social media account

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Uploading ID and proof of address when creating a new social media account in order to identify a person and to cut down on fake accounts and trolling. If we can identify who is behind a social media account maybe there wouldn’t be as much trolling.
This is after Harry Maguire's comments regarding Paul Pogba's online racial abuse

Why it was rejected

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

Social media sites must see proof of Identity to open an account

Timeline

22 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
29 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Aug 2019

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