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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

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 649 signatures in total, with signatories from 374 constituencies. That makes it the 376th most popular open petition, and the 9,671st most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 58% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (very low).

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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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