Submitted on Thursday 19th February 2026
Rejected on Monday 9th March 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
do not ban social media under 16s! please sign it.
i want the government/parliament to not ban social media under 16 , as it may cause high risk of selfharm and suicide ,
it also might also cause depression and not going to school. and kids find comfort in social media (also make friends online if they cant/dont want too because of bullying.)
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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 similar action:
Do not ban social media for under 16s
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757233
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