Submitted on Wednesday 28th April 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 4th May 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it illegal for people under 16 to possess or use smartphones.
Ban the use or possession of smartphones in under 16. Only allow the use and possession of basic mobile phones for safety and simple communication purposes.
Personal possession of a smartphone by any person allows constant use of, potentially mentally damaging, social media access, as well as constant access to the portrayal of other peoples lives in a way that is unrealistic. This can lead to low self esteem and depression in susceptible individuals.
We feel that parents are unable to restrict or deny access to smartphones to their children because of peer pressure from their friends/ classmates who have smartphones. If the government were to ban smartphones in children then this problem would not arise.
Also the tiny screen of smartphones is surely going to lead to vision problems in the future in this under 16 age group, due to the long time spent staring at these devices.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/572092
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