Rejected petition Ban smart phones for under 16 year olds.

Only allow basic mobile phones for children below the age of 16 years old.

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To keep children safe on line, to prevent peer pressure, to reduce violence and to promote children’s innocence by not being exposed to adult content.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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 a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/655473

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Date submitted 4 February 2024
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