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Government ban on social media to be for under 13s only

Submitted by Robyn Rachel Shephard on Tuesday 20th January 2026

Published on Thursday 19th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 19th August 2026

Current Signatures: 649
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Media ~ Reasonable ~ Responsible ~ Social media

Petition Action

Government ban on social media to be for under 13s only

Petition Details

Any government ban on social media that is introduced should be for under 13s only. We want people 13+ to be able to use social media. Not just 16+, as we believe 13 is reasonable as you are officially a teen and responsible for yourself.

Additional Information

We want this to happen as many teens in the UK will be affected by the ban and we believe the proposed age limit for the ban is too high and want to lower it to apply to under 13s only.


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