{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772956.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":772956,"attributes":{"action":"under 16s shouldn't get social media stripped away from them instead under 13s.","background":"Social media might be a teens only connection between people. social media ban can lead to suicide or people not focusing on life. social media is valuable to people mental health,and it's like a person taking a babies candy away. Instead ban under 13 because some mature teens have a voice to.","additional_details":"Im telling the government in this petition young people matter Especially young audience that has no social life and long distance relationship and mature teens that can handle stuff, not all teens are a child. Depression can occur and suicide as well. people depend on social media because a lot of people struggle with life don't underestimate majority of the under 16s. I think under 13s having a ban would matter because they actually have a \"child\" hood they are children not actual teens.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-06-15T21:00:14.131Z","updated_at":"2026-07-03T12:19:46.300Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-03T12:19:39.221Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-15T21:26:00.000Z","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 this petition which calls for a similar action: \r\n\r\nGovernment ban on social media to be for under 13s only https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757849"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}