Lower the ban on social media for under 16s to be under 13 years old
Lower the ban age from 16 years old to 13 years old
Signatures
21
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
- 19 FEB 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
We already have a petition on this which is open and which you can sign: Government ban on social media to be for under 13s only https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757849
- 20 JAN 2026Petition created
Background
People between 13 and 16 should not be banned from using social media