Petitions/Protect children's privacy, dignity and future consent in the digital age
StatusOngoing
Opened2 Sept 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Create legislation to protect children's privacy, dignity and future consent online by requiring safeguards before vulnerable or identifiable content is publicly shared and giving young people the legal right to request removal of content shared about them during childhood.

Children are increasingly having personal, vulnerable and identifiable moments shared online before they are old enough to understand or consent. Medical experiences, emotional struggles and private childhood moments can become part of a permanent digital footprint. This petition calls for legislation to ensure children's dignity, privacy and future autonomy are considered before such content is shared and to give young people greater control over content published about them during childhood.

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100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

John Slinger
1John Slinger MP
Rugby
4
Alex Burghart
2Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Mary Creagh
3Mary Creagh MP
Coventry East
1
Sarah Jones
4Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Baggy Shanker
5Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Danny Kruger
6Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Justin Madders
7Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
Matthew Pennycook
8Matthew Pennycook MP
Greenwich and Woolwich
1
Sir Jeremy Wright
9Sir Jeremy Wright MP
Kenilworth and Southam
1
Victoria Atkins
10Victoria Atkins MP
Louth and Horncastle
1
Protect children's privacy, dignity and future consent in the digital age — Petitions