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Yeah, I don’t know what the big deal is with people in this thread saying, “bah, this is impossible” but I work on a COPPA compliant game and “chat off for kids
by tyleo 4y ago
Yeah, I don’t know what the big deal is with people in this thread saying, “bah, this is impossible” but I work on a COPPA compliant game and “chat off for kids by default” is absolutely a must.
- dagmx 4y agoIt’s because a lot of engineers get hung up in the “oh there’s so many ways to defeat this” mindset, and forget that perfect is the enemy of good. Sensible defaults are a good enough start and many regulations like this are based around best efforts , not absolute perfection.
- BryantD 4y agoYup. It’s both true that the age gate is easy to defeat and that it helps in practice.
- robswc 4y agoIt seems so pointless though. I was signing up for all sorts of things when I was a kid. Nothing bad by any stretch of the imagination but I knew when they asked "are you 13" you just click "yes" and you're good to go. Seems like a "feel good" solution that will collectively waste thousands of hours. I don't see why this is required, quite honestly.
- dagmx 4y agoIt is somewhat performative but it does save some percentage of children who are honest about it, and at the very least it lets you pass the buck to the user. Yeah it’s easily defeated but so is wearing seatbelts when you drive.
- larksimian 4y agoThere's also the fact that the kid who is enough of a dope(/trusting/rule and authority abiding) to not know he can lie on the form is also the most likely to be victimized by adults online. This is a similar selection effect to misspelled Nigerian prince emails, so I'd say it's a pretty good mechanism actually.