Petition · Home Office
New criminal offence for paedophile hunters to post online before a conviction
Open for signatures
40 signatures
What the petition asks
Make it a criminal offence for online paedophile hunters to post anything regarding the people they accuse before that person has been convicted.
This is due to the number of innocent people being accused by these groups. Many people have had their lives ruined because their face and in some cases addresses have been posted online by these groups claiming them to be paedophiles, This is vigilantism at its finest and this must stop. Their influence to affect people’s decisions is extraordinary.
Timeline
| 20 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
40
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Home Office
Opened
20 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.