Social media ban for children under 16.
Make it law that children under the age of 16 can’t access social media. Prosecute the social media companies if this Law is broken.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000
- 23 APR 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700086
- 04 APR 2025Petition created
Background
Social media can negatively impact youngsters, leading to issues like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, body image problems, and cyberbullying, as well as sleep disturbances and decreased real-world social skills. It has no educational benefits and is having a huge negative impact on children’s Health.