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PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Ban parents from using their children to create social media content

We want the government to bring in legislation to protect children used by parents for content creation. We think this could protect them from abuse, exploitation and exposure to paedophiles.

Last fetched 05 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
172
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 172/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 172/100,000
Background
We think some parents are clearly exploiting their children for financial benefit and using inappropriate photos of them on video thumbnails most likely to gain views.