Remove all social media and messaging platforms for under fifteens

Remove all social media and messaging platforms for under fifteens — 7 signatures. Status: rejected.

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I would like all platforms of social media to be banned to anyone under fifteen years of age

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I feel that children are being brainwashed and not living in reality. Also screen time is not going to help the NHS with regards to bad eyesight. They are also being withdrawn where normal day to day life is not being processed. physical and mental health, causing digital eye strain, headaches, poor posture (tech neck), sleep disruption (due to blue light), obesity, and increased risks of anxiety, depression, and developmental issues in children by reducing real-world interaction, impacting brain structure, and interfering with social-emotional This will put a unbearable strain on the NHS within the next ten years, in which they are already at breaking point

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