Petition · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review and strengthen protections for children online
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1,094 signatures
What the petition asks
Review protections for children online. This should include how social media companies are held responsible for identifying grooming behaviour, reporting suspected exploitation, and improving safeguards to prevent predators contacting children.
Children are increasingly exposed to risks from online predators through social media and messaging platforms. Many families believe current safeguards do not go far enough to prevent grooming and exploitation. Stronger protections, clearer responsibilities for technology companies, and tougher action against those targeting children online are needed to better protect young people. The law should also introduce stronger penalties for those who target children online and require better education. These changes could be known as Christopher’s Law.
Timeline
| 14 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,094
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened
14 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.