Petition · past parliament · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Stop the Online Safety Bill, keep free speech free
Closed
455 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK Government MUST kill the Online Safety Bill Immediately. Free speech MUST remain free!
Free speech is vital for democracy, individual rights, accountability, cultural growth, conflict resolution, personal development, and preventing minority oppression. It empowers expression, fosters an open society, and holds authorities accountable.
It safeguards rights, enabling people to express themselves authentically. It also ensures accountability by allowing citizens, journalists, and activists to expose corruption and wrongdoing, holding authorities and corporations accountable.
It safeguards rights, enabling people to express themselves authentically. It also ensures accountability by allowing citizens, journalists, and activists to expose corruption and wrongdoing, holding authorities and corporations accountable.
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
455
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened
13 Oct 2023
Closed
13 Apr 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.