Rejected petition Stop the ban for under 16’s and change it to 13 or 14

If your wanting to do a ban put it on under 13’s or for under 16’s make it have a screen time limit on the certain apps like 1-2hrs a day and then the rest of the time they can’t have it till next day as a lot of over 13’s are more mature then 16’s so either don’t do the ban or do a screen limit

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A lot of teenagers rely on social media to message there friends and family so by taking it away it will make stuff worst and a lot of teenagers struggle with mental health and social media is there way of coping so by taking all that away it could end someone’s life. Yes relying on social media isn’t a good thing but if you put a screen time it may help

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Date submitted 25 January 2026
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