Rejected petition Don’t ban social media for under 16’s change it to under 13’s.

social media is a way of communicating with friends and freeing boredom, taking this away is silencing us, 13 years and above are mature enough for the internet, i’m sure Starmer has bigger things to worry about than this.

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Government ban on social media to be for under 13s only
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757849

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Date submitted 17 February 2026
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