User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/The first migrations to the Unified Community Platform/@comment-45258949-20200529083449/@comment-28714647-20200529184634

coppa is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of children under 13. Because it is a federal law, fandom has no control over it. However, here's a direct quote from the FAQ: "COPPA covers operators of general audience websites or online services only where such operators have actual knowledge that a child under age 13 is the person providing personal information." As far as I am aware, as long as they don't disclose their age, there's no way for fandom to know if they're under 13, so it doesn't really matter. Correct me if I'm wrong about anything, obviously, as this was just some quick research. I really don't see the relevance of this discussion here, though. (Disclaimer: I do not condone lying about your age)