If all ages are influenced by misinformation, should there be any age limits on voting?
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Currently in the UK, the legal voting age is 18 years old, but in other countries it is different. For instance, in Scotland it used to be 21 years old but they changed it to age 16 in 2015. However, a lot of countries do not agree with this and many people have been told or shown some false information in relation to voting campaigns.
I think people should be able to vote from age 13. The first example that supports my opinion is that younger people are not fully developed in their brains, so they should not have the responsibility of voting. They can be easily persuaded by social media. The second example that supports my opinion is that parents might make the wrong decision after listening to the news and their child will pick the same one or pick a negative party due to being swayed by parent beliefs. It could go both ways though – good and bad.
Neat_skill disagrees with my opinion because they think there should be no limit as they should agree with their parents, but I believe that there is no point as they are getting influenced by false and wrong information too – it does not matter their age or what they are watching or listening to. AI is also giving people wrong information, so it is up to people to think carefully. This can be done from age 13 as our brains are more mature.
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