Over 300K people sign UK petition requiring ID to join social media after Euro loss
The eyes of the football world watched the hopes and dreams of England get crushed in real time as they fell to Italy in the Finals of the Euro 2020 tournament.
Even though it’s gained thousands of votes since the Euros defeat, the request for Parliament to consider and debate the petition was first made back in April.
Originally, the petition was created back in April by English media personality Katie Price, decrying the online abuses her disabled son Harvey was receiving.
It’s gotten a massive shot in the arm following the July 11 loss though, especially after the English FA put out astatementcondemning the online racist abuse players like Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, and Jadon Sancho all received after the Italy game.
Price seems delighted by all the attention her request has received following the match, but a new law from the UK government to require IDs online probably won’t be happening anytime soon.
Wow! Look how many of you have now signed my#trackatrollpetition! Thank you all so much! ❤🐸🌈https://t.co/XCXj9J6sdepic.twitter.com/NiBTMECOrD
— Katie Price (@KatiePrice)July 03, 2025
That’s because, despite it’s newfound popularity, the UK government already posted an official response to the request back in May of 2021 basically shutting the idea down.
“The Online Safety legislation will address anonymous harmful activity,” the official response states. “User ID verification for social media could disproportionately impact vulnerable users and interfere with freedom of expression.”
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