Petition · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Online age checks: do not use personal information & third party perform checks

Closed 106 signatures

What the petition asks

1) Prevent social media from requesting personal information (bank details and face ID).

2) Require age checks to be performed by a secure third party, to prevent the storage of personal information by unsecured websites.
We think social media's encroaching invasion of privacy is dangerous for both adults and children. We think being asked to provide your bank details, credit history, face, or ID is a danger to the security of all internet users, but especially to children.

We think it is vital that new legislation does not make it impossible to navigate the internet anonymously, both for the sake of safety, but also for the sake of freedom of speech.

Timeline

26 Aug 2025 Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 106
Status Closed
Department Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Opened 26 Aug 2025
Closed 26 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 12 Aug 2026.