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Underage, you will be unbanned when you turn 18 (happy birthday in advance)
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https://lemmy.world/u/sag@lemm.ee
https://lemmy.world/modlog/?userId=1957570
Underage, you will be unbanned when you turn 18 (happy birthday in advance)
Afaik, there are laws and regulations that make it more difficult to collect personal information about minors including their email address. I imagine the admins understandably just don’t want to deal with that.
That’s not really relevant in this case though, federated profiles don’t contain any of that information. They just contain the public posts and comments and anything the person might have added to their profile bio directly. They don’t contain personal information of any kind.
Doesn’t matter if it’s public or not, at least not in the US when it comes to COPA. If you’re allowing children under 13 to register with an email address, you have to get parental permission: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-six-step-compliance-plan-your-business
Edit: many states also have their own laws governing children joining social media platforms: https://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2025/03/10/childrens-online-privacy-recent-actions-by-the-states-and-the-ftc/
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