Petition · past parliament
Require social media companies to verify age of users and label child accounts
Closed
212 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should make it a legal requirement for social media companies to verify the age of users and make it clear which accounts are those of children.
There are too many cases of children being sexually or emotionally abused by adults who then claim to be unaware of their age. Making it clear when social media users are children would prevent abusers from claiming they did not know the age of their victims.
Timeline
| 2 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
212
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Dec 2020
Closed
2 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.