Petition · past parliament
Require age-verification for hook-up apps and websites
Closed
211 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should ensure that those under the age of 18 have sufficient barriers put in place to ensure they cannot access apps or sites that advertise as places to find sex with strangers.
This would help to ensure that the principle behind laws relating to age of consent and access to pornographic material is extended to the case of hook-up apps and sites.
Doing so would place the legal responsibility on safeguarding children from sexual material onto app developers and app-stores.
I don’t think under 18’s are safe on apps where they can meet strangers for sex with insufficient safeguards in place.
Doing so would place the legal responsibility on safeguarding children from sexual material onto app developers and app-stores.
I don’t think under 18’s are safe on apps where they can meet strangers for sex with insufficient safeguards in place.
Timeline
| 22 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
211
Status
Closed
Opened
22 Apr 2022
Closed
5 Nov 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.