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Question· Written questionUIN 39323open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what regulatory measures his Department is taking against social media platforms whose algorithms encourages use on their platforms by children during term time.
Question· Written questionHL HL4284open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2026
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of introducing regulatory controls over addictive social media content algorithms in the UK.
Bill· Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)Bill 4295open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 September 2026
A Bill to make provision about the regulation of software or algorithms which use or hold personal data for the purpose of modelling the preferences or behaviours of a person; to make provision about the rights of individuals in respect of the holding and use of their personal data by such software or algorithms; and for connected purposes.
Record· PetitionPetition 776882rejected
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 July 2026
Do not implement the “Watch This Space” Green Paper proposals that force video-sharing and social media platforms to alter their discovery algorithms or mandate the promotion of specific public service broadcasters over independent content.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published the “Watch This Space” Green Paper, proposing measures requiring platforms such as YouTube and TikTok to alter recommendation algorithms to give prominence to public service broadcasters and selected news sources. These proposals risk undermining user choice, media plurality and independent creators. The Government should not regulate algorithms in a way that influences what lawful content citizens are more likely to see online.
Record· PetitionPetition 775614open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 June 2026
Introduce legislation requiring social media companies operating in the UK to make their content recommendation, ranking and amplification algorithms transparent to users, regulators and approved independent researchers. Publish explanations of how their algorithms operate and how users can opt out.
Social media algorithms can strongly influence what people see online, including news, political content and material affecting mental health or public safety. Users often cannot understand why content is being shown to them or how to control it.
Transparency would not need to require publication of trade secrets or source code to the public. Companies could be required to provide meaningful public explanations, user controls, risk assessments and secure access for regulators or researchers.
Record· PetitionPetition 773101rejected
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 June 2026
Halt plans for a blanket social media ban on under-16s. Instead, mandate that platforms must disable engagement-maximising algorithms, infinite scrolling, autoplay loops, and predatory design features by default for all minor accounts, shifting accountability from families to tech corporations.
Blanket bans fail to protect youth and block educational lifelines for isolated, neurodiverse, or home-educated teens. The real harm lies in multi-billion-pound corporate algorithms engineered for profit. For both minors and the wider public, these systems prioritize polarization and misinformation because outrage drives screen time. The Government must hold tech giants accountable: regulate core mechanics and mandate transparency to protect public discourse and keep young people safe online.
Record· PetitionPetition 769402open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 May 2026
Review and amend the Communications Act 2003 and the Online Safety Act 2023 to hold social media platforms to the same standards of "Due Accuracy" and "Due Impartiality" as mainstream news broadcasters.
Mainstream news must follow Ofcom’s rules on "due accuracy" and "impartiality." Social media platforms are not defined as publishers which can create a loophole used to spread misinformation. Amend the Communications Act 2003 and Online Safety Act to hold platforms liable when their algorithms promote unverified, biased, or harmful "news" content.
Record· PetitionPetition 764515open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 March 2026
Introduce stronger regulation and oversight of social media algorithms that amplify harmful content. Require greater transparency about recommendation systems and give regulators stronger powers to ensure platforms reduce the spread of harmful material.
Social media platforms use algorithms designed to maximise engagement. These systems can amplify harmful content, misinformation and abuse because such material drives attention and interaction. This contributes to harassment, social division and the rapid spread of misleading information. Current regulation does not adequately address the systemic risks created by algorithmic amplification.
Record· PetitionPetition 762281closed
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2026
I want the Government to require retailers, advertisers and digital platforms to provide a mandatory opt out function for all alcohol related advertising and product visibility online. It should also apply to online supermarkets and delivery apps, allowing users to hide alcohol products.
I want the Government and UK Parliament to act because platforms and retailers will not prioritise this voluntarily. Alcohol advertising is profit driven and algorithm led. Without legislation, there is no consistent protection. Law would create a universal opt out right, enforceable across companies, giving people in recovery real control over exposure online and protecting mental health.
Record· PetitionPetition 760642closed
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 February 2026
Introduce laws to severely limit engagement-driven algorithms that push emotionally provocative news and political content. Require simple, non-algorithmic or chronological feeds by default, and give users a clear option to turn off behaviour-influencing content ranking.
In the past, people chose when to watch the news. Today, social media places a permanent stream of news, arguments and outrage in our pockets, driven by algorithms designed to trigger emotional responses.
These systems use the same psychological techniques once used in advertising to sell products, but now apply them continuously to beliefs, emotions and identity. We believe that this constant exposure is harming mental health, increasing division, and affecting how people think and vote, without meaningful consent or an off switch.
Record· PetitionPetition 758659closed
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 January 2026
Review and update the Online Safety Act to include specific recognition of over-60s as a vulnerable group and require platforms to assess and mitigate any algorithmic amplification of hateful and extremist content that may disproportionately harm older adults, without restricting lawful speech.
We believe older adults can be disproportionately affected by social media systems that we feel prioritise divisive and hateful content to maximise engagement. Factors such as loneliness and lower digital literacy can increase vulnerability, yet the Online Safety Act provides no specific recognition of these risks to over-60s. We want the Act to be updated to specifically require platforms to assess and mitigate any foreseeable algorithmic harms to over-60s in particular, without restricting lawful speech.