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Closed petition Ban under-16s from creating social media accounts

The Government should ban under-16s from setting up social media accounts. This could help protect them from being exposed to inappropriate content and threatening behaviour.

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Date closed 30 March 2022
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Closed petition Ban under-16s from creating social media accounts