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Ban the use of smart phones & social media on the internet for under 18s

Submitted by Adam Wyman on Friday 25th July 2025

Published on Wednesday 6th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 6th February 2026

Signatures: 129

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Anxiety ~ Children ~ Concern ~ concerns ~ depression ~ Face ~ Internet ~ Media ~ mentalhealth ~ Phones ~ Reduced ~ RISE ~ Schools ~ Smart ~ Social media ~ span ~ Studies ~ The Internet ~ Young people

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 129 signatures in total, with signatories from 95 constituencies. That makes it the 19,506th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 28% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 3% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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