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I don't understand why they're applying US-centric age restrictions world-wide. There are other countries out there.

• corin_ 15y ago
  The over 18 limit is nothing to do with US law, it's Google making a moral decision (or more accurately, a PR decision that, if they are to have any privacy issues occur, they want to be able ot say "at least no minors were affected"). As to the 13 and over, it's very common for companies to make that a global policy, partly because US isn't the only country to have that law (off the top of my head I can't recall which others do), partly because it's a fairly common sense decision from an adult's point of view, meaning that few would argue against it, many would argue for it on grounds of morality rather than law. And the only people who'll ever complain are a few years away from being able to vote politically or with their wallet, by which time they will be allowed to do whatever they want, and will have stopped caring. So it's pretty win/win.
  • JulianMorrison 15y ago
    Ugh. I certainly consider it immoral to lock children away from the ability to talk to one another online.
    • corin_ 15y ago
      Technically they aren't being prevented from doing it, they just have to have a guardian's permission. Much the same as a 7 year old could join a local football/baseball/whatever team, but would need parental consent to do so.