Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Require social media companies to remove extremist content within one hour

Closed 77 signatures

What the petition asks

Any future Online Harms Bill should ensure that companies in the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism commit to reviewing all extremist content within one hour of it being reported. This is happening in France to achieve the removal of terrorist content online.
The UK Government wishes for this country to be the safest place in the world to go online and the recent delay of introducing an Online Harms Bill allows for this bill to go even further in terms of removing extremist content online. By making these sites committed to the removal of content, parents would feel safe that their children are protected against extremist content to ensure nothing slips through the net. Internet safety is extremely important and this proposal can help strengthen this.

Timeline

5 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
5 May 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 77
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 5 Nov 2020
Closed 5 May 2021

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