Petition · past parliament

Produce id to sign up for social media to prevent trolls making another account

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I feel that if you have to produce ID when signing up for social media if you have been reported for bullying and you’ve been warned multiple times then the account should be removed and then they cannot sign up for another as they would have to show ID so they wouldn’t be able to then continue.
I feel that if it becomes a mandatory requirement for social media platforms then we can really make a difference and stamp out trolling once and for all!

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

18 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
23 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Mar 2021

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