Petition
Right to Identity Act
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation that ensures individuals have exclusive ownership and control over the use of their voice and visible likeness, including any AI-generated replicas
.Petition Details: Advances in artificial intelligence have made it possible to replicate a person’s voice and visual appearance with alarming accuracy. Petition Title: Protect Individual Rights Over Voice and Likeness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Petition Statement:We call on the UK Government to introduce legislation that ensures individuals have exclusive ownership and control over the use of their voice and visible likeness, including any AI-generated replicas.Petition
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Give UK citizens legal ownership of their face, voice, and likeness" Give UK citizens legal ownership of their face, voice, and likeness
Timeline
| 30 Mar 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 10 Aug 2026.