Petition · past parliament

Make it a simple "Yes" or "No" to the Cookie Question "

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Can we Use your Data to Make Money" on the First Page of every website - no confusing multiple choice tick boxes. Just that One Question. People are fooled into allowing Website owners access to their data by the complexity of the Cookie questionaires.
Trillions of "bites" of unwanted adverts and spam is clogging up and slowing down the Internet. In electricity alone the cost to the Planet must be really high. The effect of Spam and Unwanted Emails, Ads and other Junk Mail also has an effect on people's mental health.

Why it was rejected

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

The Government is responsible for data protection legislation, but implementing measures that ensure they are compliant with these and deciding how to offer their services is a matter for indiviudal data holders, including website operators, not the Government or House of Commons.

Timeline

28 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
4 May 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 May 2021

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