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Stuff like "obtain verifiable parental consent" is so unfeasible and tangled for any web service with any significant amount of users it is tantamount to prohib

Stuff like "obtain verifiable parental consent" is so unfeasible and tangled for any web service with any significant amount of users it is tantamount to prohibiting under 13.

cynest 15y ago
It ends up promoting kids lying about their birthdates on a regular basis. There's actually no incentive to tell the truth.
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- antihero 15y ago
  "Lie about your age or get screwed anyway."
  - cynest 15y ago
    This also applies to the over-18ers. It's excess effort to put in a real dob.
X-Istence 15y ago
I ran an online web forum in the United States and had the COPPA stuff, had an online fax service where parents could fax signatures. Many kids instead just lied about their age to participate, in the years that I ran the online forum only 2 people ever sent in forms. Recently I sold the website and the new owner moved it to Europe.