Rejected petition Raise the age of Facebook account holders to 16

The current minimum age for a facebook account holder is 13 but Facebook is full of 18+ content which is totally unsuitable for a 13 year old.

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Any safegaurding of children's devices by using content locks etc, no longer exist once a child enters Facebook. Facebook is a haven for pedophiles as well as the ever growing problem of cyber bullying, this could all be stopped by simply raising the age to 16 and having to age verify.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is the responsibility of Facebook, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 16 April 2017
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