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Campaign to bar under-14s from having smartphones signed by 100,000 parents (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Kelly@programming.dev 10 points 1 month 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.