Petition · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Ban explicit violence and sexualisation in Computer & Video Games

Closed 67 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce for use by the appropriate governing body, guidelines or legislative provisions prohibiting publication to persons of all ages in the UK Computer & Video Games (C&VGs) depicting explicit violence & sexualisation
We consider UK C&VG classification policy to be presently aligned with Mainland European & North American standards permitting obscene publications, however, the UK C&VG industry has historically generated substantial financial revenue & profit without the inclusion of sexualisation & explicit violence.

We are of the view that the explicit violence & sexualisation depicted in modern C&VGs is unnatural, extreme & unrepresentative of human sensibilities and that such distortions of the human psyche are of potential detriment to the development of children & adults using C&VGs.

Timeline

15 Jan 2025 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 67
Status Closed
Department Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened 15 Jan 2025
Closed 15 Jul 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.