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Should we all just tell all platforms that we are under 13? Is that a new iOS setting to stop Meta and Google?
by lancesells 4y ago
Should we all just tell all platforms that we are under 13? Is that a new iOS setting to stop Meta and Google?
- ronsor 4y agoNo, because unlike Disney, they have no interest in an audience of children and will simply ban your account to avoid the hassle.
- judge2020 4y agoYep. I know someone who commented that they were 12 on YouTube and got their account terminated. There is an official way to create <13 accounts though: https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103338?hl=en https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103338?hl=en
- john_fushi 4y agoUnless you live in Quebec - then google disabled this option to avoid complying with local children protection law.
- NotACop182 4y agoMy simple solution I’m a 99 year old male. Good luck advertising to me.
- Frenchgeek 4y agoI identify as an attack helicopter.
- knodi123 4y agoInterested in dirigible rides in your area? What about someone to revulcanize your tires for a couple of nickels? The centenarian market is a goldmine, I tells 'ya!
- erehweb 4y agoEh - that just puts you in the 65+ bracket - plenty of ads targeted there.
- sockaddr 4y agoYeah but at least your kid isn’t going to run up to you begging to join a mesothelioma or trans-vaginal mesh class action suit because they saw it on TV. Some ads are just out of phase with them. I like this idea.
- jstarfish 4y agoPrepare to be bombarded with ads for fibromyalgia treatments. I've been doing this for a while and it has yielded a purely-medical advertising experience. Old people don't buy anything else?
- 8note 4y agoThere's a strong market of refund scams available to market to you
- some_random 4y agoThey will have a plethora of scams that they have been paid to show you, since you've self identified as a vulnerable demographic.
- bregma 4y agoReverse mortgages. Walk-in tubs. Emergency call lanyards. Prearranged funerals. Rain gutter protection. Stair lifts. Arthritis liniment. Blood glucose monitors. No-medical life insurance. Prepared home-delivery meals. Assisted living domiciles. Denture cream. Believe me, there is no end to being a target market.
- the_only_law 4y agoSo daytime TV commercials?
- mixmastamyk 4y agoAnd "dia-beet-us."
- bonestamp2 4y agoThat might be a good idea in some cases. But, some platforms put limitations on your account if you're under 13, so it may not be what you want in other cases (requires a second parent account to manage the under 13 account, can't make account changes, content restrictions, inability to make purchases, etc).
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