Petitions/Require online platforms to remove misinformation targeting bereaved families
StatusClosed
Opened4 Nov 2025
Closes4 May 2026
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

Introduce Jay’s Law: specific legislation obliging platforms to remove organised misinformation that targets grieving families after tragic deaths; require platforms to act on speculative, malicious content likely to cause serious harm; and work with Ofcom on enforcement and sanctions.

Families who have suffered tragic deaths are being subjected to organised misinformation and malicious speculation online. This targets grieving families at their most vulnerable, causing severe additional trauma, distress, and emotional pain. Jay’s Law would place clear legal duties on platforms, backed by Ofcom enforcement and sanctions, to ensure all speculative, organised, and malicious content is swiftly removed, protecting grieving families’ privacy, dignity, and safety.

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DSIT are acting to removing this content. We are doing this through the approach set out in the OSA.

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Sarah Smith
1Sarah Smith MP
Hyndburn
1,779
Mr Adnan Hussain
2Mr Adnan Hussain MP
Blackburn
372
Oliver Ryan
3Oliver Ryan MP
Burnley
364
Andy MacNae
4Andy MacNae MP
Rossendale and Darwen
295
Jonathan Hinder
5Jonathan Hinder MP
Pendle and Clitheroe
266
Maya Ellis
6Maya Ellis MP
Ribble Valley
137
Sir Mark Hendrick
7Sir Mark Hendrick MP
Preston
120
Carolyn Harris
8Carolyn Harris MP
Neath and Swansea East
109
Dr Neil Hudson
9Dr Neil Hudson MP
Epping Forest
107
Melanie Onn
10Melanie Onn MP
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
106