Petition · past parliament
Make the legal age for social media users to 18+
Closed
147 signatures
What the petition asks
Social media has a massive negative impact on our children. I want the legal age of social media users to be 18 and to be enforced. I would like those that wish to make a social media account to have to provide I.D of their age via email before their account can be set up.
There are too many children under a negative influence from using social media. Drug taking, drinking, self-harming, suicide, murder, bullying. They SHARE these on social media because they think it is cool. If we don't act now, these things are going to worsen. It's our job to protect our kids.
Timeline
| 6 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
147
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Mar 2020
Closed
6 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.