Submitted on Thursday 22nd January 2026
Rejected on Friday 20th February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Don't ban social media for U-16s (under 10 is fine though)
We want parents to be allowed to be parents. The decision to ban social media for under 16s leads to unintended consequences. The excuses for the ban are not justification. Saying they're mature to vote at 16, but not use messenger at 15, doesn't make sense. The difference in age is a day.
A decision to ban social media for under 16s (12 - 15 yrs old), isolates people in small demographics—gay kids who don't have support groups in their area. Deprives others of contacting family members and friends outside of school. It also still doesn't solve the issues of child porn, and other things. An excuse is "ideological grooming," the government is doing this now. If you want to ban 10 year olds and under fine, but a blanket ban for all? Let parents be parents and deal with it.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
Do not ban social media for under 16s
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757233
216.73.217.50 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:24:44 +0100
