Stop the Censorship of British Comedy

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government must take suitable steps to stop organisation such as the BBC and YouTube from
censoring and removing popular British Comedies from the public. This may be via introducing legislation or by introducing guidelines for organisations to follow when considering removal of media.

In a modern day Britain, we have a fundamental principle of freedom of speech. This principle is at threat with recent events whereby the BBC and YouTube have taken to censorship of popular British Comedies such as Little Britain and The Inbetweeners due to concern they cause offence. At the very centre of comedy is the right to cause offence. We must not allow organisations to begin to censor media. Censorship has no place in modern day Britain and should be stopped by Government.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

If you would like to submit a complaint, you can do so using the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

Timeline

11 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
28 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Jul 2020

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