Hold newspaper editors legally responsible for dangerous inaccuracies published

Introduce legal penalties specifically for newspaper editors for publishing inaccurate information that places the public or democratic process at risk.

This petition closed on 9 Oct 2025 with 94 signatures


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Currently we think only personal libel carries any kind of deterrent for media bodies and there isn't sufficient penalties for disinformation. We think that with increasing attacks on democracy worldwide and influence of bad faith foreign interests in the UK press it is in the interests of national security and individual safety to hold the press accountable for accuracy in a way that will actually have an impact on editorial choices.


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