{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/773846.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":773846,"attributes":{"action":"Do not enforce a social media curfew for 16 and 17 year olds.","background":"We call on the UK Government not to introduce a curfew restricting 16- and 17-year-olds' access to social media. This is an unnecessary overreach into family and personal choice.","additional_details":"16-year-olds already hold major legal rights and responsibilities in the UK: they pay income tax, can consent to sex, train as pilots, get a driving licence at 17, and will soon be able to vote in all elections. A blanket social media curfew is excessive and undermines parents' right to decide how their nearly-adult children use the internet, while contradicting the message that 16-year-olds are mature enough to help choose the government.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":8,"created_at":"2026-06-18T16:29:44.659Z","updated_at":"2026-07-21T08:36:41.658Z","rejected_at":"2026-07-21T08:36:33.223Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-06-18T20:52:40.000Z","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":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: \"Do not introduce social media curfew for 16 & 17 year olds\" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772675"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}