Change the social media ban from under 16’s to under 13’s
Instead of banning social media for under 16s they should ban it for under 13’s since 16 is too high of an age and over thirteens are teenagers and then it should be up to the parents from the age 13 to 16
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 9/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 9/100,000
- 09 MAR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: Government ban on social media to be for under 13s only https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757849
- 18 FEB 2026Petition created
Background
More people have said that if there is to be a ban it should be for under 13’s instead of under 16’s since under thirteen would be a more suitable age for the ban