Thread:Itrynottobreakdown/@comment-22439-20150717135044/@comment-17725354-20150823163959

Itrynottobreakdown wrote: Hello I had a question:Is being under 13 against the COPPA law Not exactly. Editing Wikia while you are under 13 years old is against Wikia's Terms of Use (ToU), because of COPPA. COPPA only applies to U.S.-based companies/websites, and thus it prevents Wikia from collecting information (date of birth, IP address, etc.) from children under 13.

I'm not sure how the ToU applies if someone underage gains access to the account of someone who is 13+. As Maurice.136 said, you should contact Wikia staff via Special:Contact if you are concerned about this issue. However, they may permanently disable your account if you are indeed violating the ToU.

For future reference, you shouldn't admit your age so publicly for both your personal safety and (for under-aged users) your account could be disabled.

To answer your other question, yes, the government makes the laws. If you live in the U.S., laws are made by the Legislative branch of government (aka Congress).

Definition of government from dicitionary.reference.com

Definition of Congress from dicitionary.reference.com