Petition · past parliament
CONTROL TARGETED POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
An election or referendum may be imminent. Democracy requires an open and level playing field. NOT targeted and secret "dark manipulation" on social media, playing on emotions, spreading untruths without public scrutiny.
Legal controls are urgently needed to control such abuse.
Legal controls are urgently needed to control such abuse.
BBC News reports that the Conservative Party has been selectively targeting Facebook users by age group with political 'Brexit' messaging.
This is the tip of an iceberg.
Article 22(1) of the GDPR strictly restricts use of profiling. Political parties must be compelled to comply with a legally enforceable Code of Conduct. Targeting by age, social, economic, regional or political groupings must be banned, All advertising material must be made available for full public scrutiny.
Please sign.
This is the tip of an iceberg.
Article 22(1) of the GDPR strictly restricts use of profiling. Political parties must be compelled to comply with a legally enforceable Code of Conduct. Targeting by age, social, economic, regional or political groupings must be banned, All advertising material must be made available for full public scrutiny.
Please sign.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.