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Here is a link to our support site which provides more information: https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4426900227735-What-is-a-Junior-Account- https
by tyleo 4y ago
Here is a link to our support site which provides more information:
https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4426900227735-What-is-a-Junior-Account- https://recroom.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4426900227735-...
- zamadatix 4y agoLove Rec Room :) But this is basically the button press the GP was talking about, during sign up (which can be separate from the main sign up on the same device) the kid just says they were born in 1912 and now the mic works. Yes it's compliant with the law but it's the same problem GP was actually talking about - there is no real verification. Having parental controlled accounts is a nice feature in general though, regardless of the legal requirements. Ultimately things like this come down to making good parenting easier and that can help.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoI think the idea is that parents are supposed to create accounts on Epic and Steam, not children. The parent selects the correct age during account creation.
- temprose 4y agoWhat's stopping the kid from making a new account though? Knowing myself, I did similar things as a child especially since my parents were not very tech literate.
- robertlagrant 4y agoExactly. It's a well-armoured safe door on a safe with no sides.
- HDThoreaun 4y ago100% stopping kids in voice chat isn't the goal. Stopping kids from accidentality joining voice chat is. So nothing is stopping them from purposefully getting a chat activated account, that's the point.
- zamadatix 4y agoThe law itself disagrees. It's quite explicit that the point is to not allow kids into chat rooms at all without parental consent. It does not mention anything about preventing kids from accidentally joining chat just that they are not the ones able to provide consent to allow chat.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agoIs your argument that the law specifically has language interpreting its goal? Can you quote it please, because I find that surprising.
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- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoVoice chat without parental approval is less likely to happen if the device is in public space in the residence.
- zamadatix 4y agoThis is true independent of the law.
- kbelder 4y agoI've made fake accounts for my kids where I lied about their age, in order to bypass certain restrictions. That's how screwed up our legislation is in this area.