Petition

Parents should have control over their children’s screen time if under age of 18

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Parents should have full control over their children’s screen time if below tue age of 18, such as controlling their app downtime and social media if necessary
Parents/guardians should have control over their own children’s screen downtime and social media apps, and accounts that they own if below the age of 18

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not clear what your petition is actually calling on the Government to do. Are you opposed to a statutory ban, because you believe parents should be making the decision for their children, rather than the Government, or are you calling for the ban only to have statutory effect for each family/child when their is formal agreement from the parents?

We already have some petitions on social media issues which you may want to look at and perhaps sign:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&q=social+media

Timeline

17 Jun 2026 Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2026

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 23 Aug 2026.