Petition · past parliament
Make social media age restricted to 16 plus, and create more laws and monitoring
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Social media can be so positive, when people know how to use it in the right way. I would like education to continue about the content and young people to be restricted from its use until they are 16.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.