Petitions/Regulate how social media firms maximise user engagement.
StatusClosed
Opened17 Jan 2025
Closes17 Jul 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Ban attention grabbing techniques and infinite scroll employed by social media firms. We think infinite scroll is harmful. We think time limits and breaks should be prompted by platforms, and social media companies should include self exclusion tools.

We think the attention-grabbing techniques like infinite scroll used by social media firms are harmful to our society. We think features designed to maximise user engagement can be at the cost of their own mental wellbeing. We think social media companies use psychological triggers and are creating a generation addicted to their screens, and that the negative impact on mental health of this on people of all ages is now widely recognised. We think our exposure to this harm should be limited.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Helen Maguire
1Helen Maguire MP
Epsom and Ewell
4
Jesse Norman
2Jesse Norman MP
Hereford and South Herefordshire
2
Marsha De Cordova
3Marsha De Cordova MP
Battersea
1
Ruth Cadbury
4Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
1
Carla Denyer
5Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
1
Karin Smyth
6Karin Smyth MP
Bristol South
1
Christian Wakeford
7Christian Wakeford MP
Bury South
1
Bobby Dean
8Bobby Dean MP
Carshalton and Wallington
1
Marie Goldman
9Marie Goldman MP
Chelmsford
1
Sir Christopher Chope
10Sir Christopher Chope MP
Christchurch
1