Submitted on Friday 16th January 2026
Rejected on Wednesday 11th February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop the under 16s social media ban
Change the age from under 16 years old to under 13 years old
By the age of 13 children are responsible and know what to look out for on social media
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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, which calls for the same action: "Do not ban social media for under 16s" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757233
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