Blaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agoCampaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parentswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down112
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkCampaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parentswww.theguardian.comBlaze@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareVeryVito@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 months agoThere are far more than 100,000 parents who didn’t sign it.
minus-squareKelly@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months 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-squareTXL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoMillions never even heard there was something to sign.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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.