Petitions had to stop because of the recent general election. Once a new Petitions Committee is set up by the House of Commons, petitions will start again.

Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

Closed petition Prevent under 18s using social media or dating sites/applications

The Government should make it illegal for under 18s to use social media or dating sites/applications, and require social media/dating platforms to verify the ID and age of all users.

More details

This should protect younger people from being targeted on these applications and also ensure that people cannot inadvertently interact with minors that have claimed they are older than they are.

This petition is closed All petitions run for 6 months

21 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Date closed 21 January 2022
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.

We’re waiting for a new Petitions Committee

Closed petition Prevent under 18s using social media or dating sites/applications