{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772870.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":772870,"attributes":{"action":"Do not ban social media for under-16s. Ban for under-11s until they turn 16.","background":"Rather than flat out banning social media for under-16s, it should be a gradual ban, currently banning under-11s who do not have social media as part of their daily routine until they turn 16. This is similar to the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026","additional_details":"11-16 year olds currently have social media as part of their daily routine. It would be unfair to ban it so abruptly. A vast group of people also use social media to dissociate from real world problems and may have no other source of happiness. Unless the government specifically have a solution to this problem, it would completely disregard the emotions of these people. The technology to currently handle this issue is non-existent. A wait could allow said technology to be developed adequately.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":19,"closing_date":"2027-01-28","created_at":"2026-06-15T19:44:44.407Z","updated_at":"2026-07-28T14:37:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-07-28T14:34:31.144Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-15T20:50:40.000Z","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":"Belko Abu-Bakar","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"SIT","name":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":19}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Buckingham and Bletchley","ons_code":"E14001141","mp":"Callum Anderson MP","signature_count":6},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Milton Keynes Central","ons_code":"E14001369","mp":"Emily Darlington MP","signature_count":7},{"name":"Milton Keynes North","ons_code":"E14001370","mp":"Chris Curtis MP","signature_count":5}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":18},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}