STOP UK SOCIAL MEDIA BAN

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

In my opinion, the UK government should not go any further with the social media ban for under 16s. Yes some children do have a social media addiction and that may be an issue but that should be for parents to solve. If 16+ is old enough to vote and join the army, we should be aloud social media.

Don’t get me wrong, I agree that social media is an issue for some people but that should be up to parents/carers to solve for they’re own children. This shouldn’t mean we get our right to have social media taken off us. If 16+ is old enough to join the army and legally vote, we should be old enough to have social media especially as young adults.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Do not ban social media for under 16s Do not ban social media for under 16s

Timeline

15 Jun 2026	Petition opened for signatures
3 Jul 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Jul 2026

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