Ban children under 16 years of age from using smartphones.
Ban children under 16 years of age from using smartphones
Signatures
21
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
- 25 JUL 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/714201
- 04 JUL 2025Petition created
Background
It is very difficult for a parent to ban their child from using a smartphone when there is so much social pressure from the child's peers to be doing so. No one wants their child excluded socially because they don't have a smart phone. However the risks to all children using social media are real and need to be addressed at a national level. This is why we need help from the government to ban smartphones below the age of 16 to help parents protect their children.