{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767852.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":767852,"attributes":{"action":"To provision people the legal right to refuse smartphone use without penalty.","background":"We are calling on Parliament to enact the Digital Autonomy and Mental Health Protection Bill. The Bill would require employers to provide non-smartphone alternatives to workplace systems and require platform designers to stop building architecturally addictive products.","additional_details":"The evidence is not speculative. Studies published in peer-reviewed journals demonstrate that heavy smartphone use reduces grey matter density in brain regions responsible for attention and emotional control, reduces working memory and fluid intelligence even when a phone is merely present on a desk, and is associated with a 66% increased risk of suicide risk factors in young people. These are not lifestyle preferences. They are measurable harms.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"created_at":"2026-04-20T19:13:41.939Z","updated_at":"2026-05-12T10:17:18.625Z","rejected_at":"2026-05-12T10:17:17.168Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-20T21:36:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:\r\n\r\nEnshrine the right for citizens to live offline in UK law\r\nhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/753015"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}