@Blaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 8 days agoCampaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parentswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down111
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkCampaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parentswww.theguardian.com@Blaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 8 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-square@VeryVito@lemmy.mllinkfedilink32•8 days agoThere are far more than 100,000 parents who didn’t sign it.
minus-square@Kelly@programming.devlinkfedilink10•8 days ago In 2023, there were 19.5 million families in the UK, an increase of just over 1.1 million families (6%) since 2013. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2023 Even if we assume that each signatory represents a unique family (i.e. no couples contributed two signatures) then 100k represents only half of a percent.
minus-square@LWD@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•8 days agoAs far as I know, there are zero parents who signed a counter petition.
There are far more than 100,000 parents who didn’t sign it.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2023
Even if we assume that each signatory represents a unique family (i.e. no couples contributed two signatures) then 100k represents only half of a percent.
Millions never even heard there was something to sign.
As far as I know, there are zero parents who signed a counter petition.