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I set them up in 2003. At the time I don’t think there was any concept of a family account.

• OJFord 2y ago
  Nor probably a requirement that you be 12 or older to have an account! An email account! It makes sense for YouTube maybe, and I suppose the problem is it's all intertwined? But then there's Android too - is it really expected that if you're a (say) 10 year old whose parents think is old enough to have a phone (let's not debate that here) is it really expected that you skip the set up with Google account flow on Android first boot? Because it's very clearly not the preferred path; one they don't really want you to take. Seems like 'underage' accounts should just have restricted access, i.e. none to whatever it is (like YouTube) that's the problem, I can't believe it's email.
  • paulryanrogers 2y ago
    Kind of ironic since I recall an early Gmail ad showed a father opening an account for his infant, then giving to the child as it got older. Correction: technically a Chrome ad, yet very heavy use of Gmail. Maybe the trick is to not open it in their exact name? (In the ad they use "dear{name}@gmail.com) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPklt9nYas https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPklt9nYas
  • jonfw 2y ago
    There are extra rules that apply around data retention, privacy, consent, etc. for users below 13- see COPPA