Having been a kid who benefited heavily from access to networks (pre-Internet and Internet), and who went to college while still a "kid": no, absolutely not. K

Having been a kid who benefited heavily from access to networks (pre-Internet and Internet), and who went to college while still a "kid": no, absolutely not. Kids are, in fact, humans, and should not be disadvantaged because of their age. I've seen plenty of stories on HN and elsewhere about particularly clever 10 year olds who found their ability to participate online destroyed because some service provider figured out they're 10 and COPPA came into play.