Modify the Online Safety Act

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The Online Safety Act is not fit for purpose. It will never be repealed by this government, but it can and must be changed. The language used by the act is too vague and assumes that all internet users are children and all websites contain "dangerous" material until proven otherwise.

This act is censorship. We have already seen that this act does not work. There are lots of ways to avoid ID checks. Censoring content is not how you protect anyone, least of all children. It must be changed to remove the wishy-washy language that allows the targeting of ALL websites, remove any assumptions about internet users, and give the job of controlling what children see online to parents.

All this act does is punish everyone and protects no one. Censorship is wrong and does not work.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what specific changes you would make to the Online Safety Act.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the Online Safety Act to be repealed: Repeal the Online Safety Act

Timeline

31 Jul 2025	Petition opened for signatures
22 Aug 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Aug 2025

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