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EU Teens Under 16 Will Need Parental Consent to Use Facebook and Email
- nkrisc 11y agoFrom what I can gather, it doesn't seem entirely unlike COPPA aside from covering kids up to 16 as opposed to 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Pr...
- CM30 11y agoSo in other words, really bad news for anyone in Europe running a gaming website, since a large portion of your audience are under 16. How are the likes of Eurogamer, Nintendo Life, etc supposed to cope with this sort of regulation? It puts them at a clear disadvantage compared to American based sites... Myself, I'm not sure what I'll do for my own sites. Probably just a 'don't require accurate information' then never check. Like a tick box saying 'I have permission to share any personal data under whatever laws'.