Rejected petition: Ban Social Media for Under-16's in the United Kingdom
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The Government should implement a ban on the use of social media for those aged under sixteen, in the interest of protecting them from harmful content, preventing inhibition of social development and improving integration into society.
The younger generations are truly suffering from the overuse of social media, which is fuelling a rise in mental health issues, cases of bullying and examples of children being exposed to inappropriate content online. This must be addressed urgently.
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 the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Ban social media for under-16s to protect children
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/710283We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.