Petition · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
End mandatory online age verification & mandate parental controls instead
Open for signatures
194 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to stop mandating age verification for online content and instead require software companies to provide a fully functional, free and simple to use parental control system so parents can control what their kids can access if they wish.
We believe education should also be provided to parents who are unsure what to do rather than forcing everyone to age verify. We feel that an even better option would be one tool that supports all operating systems, phones, laptops, games consoles, etc, that is free to use so parents have full control to safeguard their own children as their duty as parents to do so. We believe it should be an opt-in system.
Timeline
| 27 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
194
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Opened
27 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.